Obesity and depressive symptoms in elderly Koreans: Evidence for the "Jolly Fat" hypothesis from the Ansan Geriatric (AGE) Study

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 231-234

  Kim, Eunkyung ^a   Song, Ju Hee ^a   Hwang, Ji Yun ^b   Ahn, Kyungsook ^a   Kim, Jihye ^c   Koh, Young Ho ^a   Park, Moon Ho ^d   Jo, Sangmee Ahn ^a  

^a Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^c Daegu University   (South Korea)

^d Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Depressive symptoms; Elderly Koreans; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; VALIDATION STUDY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 77955273676     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.10.014     Document Type: Article

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