The interplay of depressive symptoms, adiposity, and metabolic markers in young adults
In young apparently healthy adults, general adiposity is linked to greater total depressive symptom severity and somatic-affective depressive symptoms. Insulin might play a role in pathophysiological processes associated with depressive symptoms, irrespective of adiposity status, while fasting glucose and HOMA-IR may play a role in underweight individuals.
Authors
- Esmé Jansen van Vuren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0307-4537)
- DuPreez Naude (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9657-0953)
- Wayne H. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4928-748X)
Institutions
- North-West University (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychoneuroendocrinology
- Published
- 2025-06-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2025.107521
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- GlaxoSmithKline
- National Department of Health
- Newton Fund
- National Research Foundation
- South African Medical Research Council
- Department of Science and Technology, Republic of South Africa
- Medical Research Council