Longitudinal co‐development of mental and cardio‐metabolic health from childhood to young adulthood
These findings suggest a bidirectional relationship between depressive symptoms and cardio-metabolic risk factors, particularly adiposity (i.e., fat/lean mass). Adiposity showed a stronger prospective association with future depressive symptoms than vice versa; however, their relationship revealed more reciprocal than previously thought.
Authors
- Esther Walton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0935-2200)
- Janine F. Felix (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9801-5774)
- Charlotte A. M. Cecil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2389-5922)
- Henning W. Tiemeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4395-1397)
- Serena Defina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3344-6597)
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- University of Bath (GB)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70065
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- John Templeton Foundation
- Wellcome Trust
- Government of the United Kingdom
- UK Research and Innovation
- European Commission
- University of Bristol
- ZonMw
- National Institutes of Health
- HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme
- Medical Research Council
- National Institute of Mental Health