Journal of affective disorders
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Obesity is associated with depression, but a common measure of obesity, body mass index (BMI), combines height and weight. Consequently, which body shape dimensions and sizes are most relevant to depression is unclear. ⋯ Body weight but not height predicted concurrent risk for depressive symptomatology in the United States. Future research should test whether assessment focused on body weight not adjusted for height, as in BMI, improves depression prevention and treatment.