<p> In this project we used structural equation modeling to analyze the data collected
for the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) Cycle 1.2 - Mental Health and
Well-Being conducted by Statistics Canada. The data are cross-sectional.</p> <p> We looked at the relation between depression and obesity adjusting for gender, socioeconomic status, gene-environment interactions, eating and physical activity and stress.</p> <p> We used the AMOS and Mplus softwares to analyze our data. The first one used continuous variables for depression ("persistence of depression", in years) and obesity ("body mass index"-BMI), while the second used categorical variables: lifetime depression, 12 month depression and obesity (normal weight, overweight and obese). We also used two variables to measure different aspects of stress: self-perceived ability to handle an unexpected problem and work stress-social support.</p> <p> We fitted the models across the entire data, but also across different groups: males versus females and groups based on gender and BMI.</p> <p> The results indicated that the relationship between depression and obesity is different across gender.</p> <p> The limitations of the study are also discussed. </p> / Thesis / Master of Science (MSc)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/21031 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Dragan, Alina |
| Contributors | Akhtar-Danesh, Noori, Statistics |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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