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© 2023 The Authors. Obesity Reviews published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of World Obesity Federation.Previous work has found adverse mental health symptomology in women living with obesity, compared with those of healthy weight, around the time of pregnancy. This meta-analysis aimed to explore the association between anxiety, depression, and weight status in women living with obesity before, during, and after pregnancy. Bibliographic databases were systematically searched, and 14 studies were included, which aimed to assess the association between excess weight and anxiety or depression outcomes in women before, during, or after pregnancy. Data were analyzed via narrative synthesis and random effects multi-level meta-analyses. Scores on mental health indices were significantly greater (indicative of worse anxiety/depression) in women with obesity compared to women of a healthy weight, around the time of pregnancy (SMD = 0.21 [95% CI: 0.11–0.31; 95% prediction intervals: 0.13–0.56], I2 = 73%, p < 0.01). Depressive symptoms were greater during and after pregnancy (SMD = 0.23 [95% CI: 0.13–0.34; 95% prediction intervals: −0.12 to 0.59], I2 = 75.0%, p < 0.01), and trait anxiety symptoms were greater during pregnancy (SMD = 0.24 [95% CI: 0.01–0.47; 95% prediction intervals: −0.25 to 0.72], I2 = 83.7%, p = 0.039) in women living with obesity, compared to those of healthy weight. Narrative evidence suggests that socioeconomic status and ethnicity may modify the relationship between obesity and mental health symptomology. The findings indicate that maternal obesity is associated with greater anxiety and depression symptoms. These findings may inform the design of maternal weight management interventions.
Author(s): Griffiths A, Shannon OM, Brown T, Davison M, Swann C, Jones A, Ells L, Matu J
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Obesity Reviews
Year: 2024
Volume: 25
Issue: 3
Print publication date: 01/03/2024
Online publication date: 10/12/2023
Acceptance date: 17/10/2023
ISSN (print): 1467-7881
ISSN (electronic): 1467-789X
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc
URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13668
DOI: 10.1111/obr.13668
