Exploring bidirectional links between body mass index and mental health: The role of intersectionality in the Pro-Saude cohort study
Prevent weight gain and mental health deterioration among employed adults should be aligned and integrated into workplace health strategies. Interventions targeting specific subgroups, including women, those with brown (pardo) and black skin colour, and lower educational attainment are necessary to reduce inequalities related to BMI.
Authors
- Cláudia de Souza Lopes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0401-689X)
- Fernanda Cunha Soares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6465-3164)
- Claudia Reis Miliauskas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9077-5170)
- Mário Vianna Vettore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6299-4432)
- Tonje Holte Stea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3349-6706)
- Eduardo Faerstein
- Fabio Mascarenhas Loureiro
Institutions
- University of Agder (NO)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- Universidade Paulista (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychiatry Research
- Published
- 2026-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2026.117099
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00