Correlation of affective disorder with BMI in reproductive and menopausal age women

Objective: to correlate affective disorder with the body mass index (bmi) in reproductive and menopausal age women. study design: cross-sectional study. setting: consultant psychiatric clinic duration: from 1st march 2012 to 30th november 2014. method: women visiting the psychiatric consultation clinic were grouped as reproductive and menopausal aged group in relation to their diagnosis as depressed or bipolar affective disorders as per icd-10 criteria. their bmi calculated by weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters square (kg/m2) results: total 224 consecutive women with prior written and oral consent were included in this study. it was found that menopausal women had greater bmi values as compared to the women in reproductive age. similarly in the subcategories of bmi classified as underweight,normal,overweight and obese,the menopausal group significantly correlated with bmi having higher values. the bmi did not correlate with the occurrence of affective disorders,be it depression or bipolar disorder,even in the subcategories. conclusion: thus,it can be concluded that owing to the biochemical and neurochemical impact,bmi may affect the mental status of women. further on present results can be helpful in the treatment of affective disorder patients,emphasizing on nutrition and exercise. © 2015,liaquat university of medical and health sciences. all rights reserved.