Sex Differences in the Joint Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms and Body Mass Index From Adolescence to Early Adulthood: Longitudinal Observational Study
Depressive symptoms and BMI might not always change in parallel from adolescence to early adulthood, and there is a clear sex-specific pattern in the joint trajectories of depressive symptoms and BMI. This will inform the design of future sex-specific interventions that match the distinguished profiles in male and female participants during the period of adolescence and early adulthood, respectively, thus maximizing the intervention effects in preventing both depression and adiposity in early life.
Authors
- Wu‐Cai Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7949-1297)
- Shanghang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7295-437X)
- Li Ming Wen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1381-4022)
- Rui Shan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7603-337X)
- Qiong Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7279-1169)
- Jing Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6640-7140)
- Zheng Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0405-2348)
- Xiaorui Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5913-0611)
- Wen Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5462-6672)
- Yihang Yang
- Jing‐Yao Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9999-7546)
- Yi Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6990-6781)
- Yang Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8737-590X)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Peking University (CN)
- Peking University People's Hospital (CN)
- Beijing Haidian Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting
- Published
- 2025-06-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/72722
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88