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  "abstract": "Background/Objectives: Research indicates a bidirectional association between obesity and depression. The co-occurrence of both disorders has serious clinical implications. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of self-reported depressive symptoms (DS) in a group of men and women with obesity and to identify the health factors, sociodemographic factors and lifestyle elements associated with the severity of DS among these persons. Methods: The participants in the study were a group of 3742 persons aged 42–65 years with a BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m2. A multivariate negative binomial regression analysis was performed in order to determine the expected number of DS. Results: Almost 28% of the participants with obesity showed at least four DS. The factors with the strongest associations with the number of DS were experiencing stressful events over the past year (IRR = 1.28, 95% CI: 1.23–1.33, p < 0.001), gender (IRR = 0.82, 95% CI: 0.79–0.85, p < 0.001) and multimorbidity (IRR = 1.10, 95% CI: 1.06–1.14, p < 0.001). The prevalence of DS was also associated with some socioeconomic factors (place of residence, education and marital status) and lifestyle factors (smoking, TV-viewing time, sleep duration and regular participation in organised groups or associations). Conclusions: Further longitudinal and intervention studies are necessary in order to better understand the factors related to the prevalence of DS in persons with obesity.",
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    "Institute of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University, 25-369 Kielce, Poland",
    "School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland",
    "Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Jastrzębiec, 05-552 Magdalenka, Poland",
    "Department of Surgery, Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration in Kielce, 25-375 Kielce, Poland",
    "Department of Surgical Oncology, Holy Cross Cancer Centre in Kielce, 25-734 Kielce, Poland"
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      "name": "Edyta Suliga",
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  "doi": "10.3390/jcm15207929",
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  "pmcid": "PMC13706354",
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  "published": "2026-10-01",
  "publisher": "MDPI AG",
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  "title": "Depressive Symptoms in Adults with Obesity and Their Associations with Sociodemographic, Health and Lifestyle Factors: A Secondary Analysis of a Cross-Sectional Study",
  "title_text": "Depressive Symptoms in Adults with Obesity and Their Associations with Sociodemographic, Health and Lifestyle Factors: A Secondary Analysis of a Cross-Sectional Study",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:21:48Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/6fexm5x49c33x",
  "venue": "Journal of Clinical Medicine",
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