Exploring the role of obesity in predicting mental health disorders: analyzing the effects of diagnosis sequence order
This study suggests that MD, particularly schizophrenia, is associated with an increased risk of obesity, whereas obesity does not appear to significantly elevate the risk of MD, indicating a unidirectional association. The findings highlight the need for proactive weight management strategies in MD patients to mitigate obesity-related health risks.
Authors
- Jong‐Yi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7798-826X)
- Kai-Jie Ma
- Jen-De Chen
- Shu-Yuan Su
- Pei-Ying Tseng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6908-3110)
- Ming‐Yi Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8362-4144)
- Ming-Hsien Chou
Institutions
- China Medical University (TW)
- Yuan's General Hospital (TW)
- Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital (TW)
- National Changhua University of Education (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07427-6
- Primary Topic
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
- China Medical University
- China Medical University, Taiwan
- Health and Welfare Data Science Center
- National Science and Technology Council