Comment on: The impact of childhood trauma on change in depressive symptoms, eating pathology and weight following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

While there is a significant and reliable relationship between childhood trauma and later obesity (odds ratio=1.36)(1), this relationship is smaller than other psychosocial risk factors for the development of obesity, such as depression (odds ratio=1.58)(2) and weight control behaviors (odds ratio=2.7-3.2)(3). Perhaps unsurprising then, the research thus far on childhood trauma directly predicting bariatric surgery outcomes has predominantly demonstrated no significant association, or small associations that weaken over time(4-10).
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research