Transtornos mentais comuns e excesso de peso no pós-parto tardio

Abstract

Introduction: Actually obesity and mental disorders are major public health problems. However, the relationship between mental health and obesity is complex and unclear and research addressing this topic is new and scarce. Objective: To investigate the association between common mental disorders and overweight in the postpartum period. Methods: Sectional study with 189 women received in four primary care units in Rio de Janeiro- Brazil a year after childbirth. The maternal nutrition status was measured directly and based on body mass index (BMI). The measurement of common mental disorders (CMD) was made by the Portuguese version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). The association between maternal CMD and overweight was found via logistic regression models multivariate estimating odds ratio (OR) and respective 95% confidence intervals for the associations between variables, using the group as eutrophic reference category. Were excluded from the analysis teenagers and mothers of twins. Results: The frequency of CMD was 41.1% and overweight was 46%. After adjustment for variables that were significant (p ≤ 0.2) in the crude analysis (parity, age, educational level, pre-pregnancy BMI and possession of household goods) showed that women with CMD have four times more likely to have obesity ≥ 35 kg/m² compared to women without CMD. Conclusion: Special attention should be given to the relationship of mental health in the obesity in females, especially in the postpartum period