Association Between Obesity and Self-Reported Depression Among Female University Students in the United States.

Autor:	Akinyemi OA; Health Policy and Management, University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, USA.; Surgery, Howard University, Washington DC, USA., Babatunde O; Pharmacotherapy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA., Weldeslase TA; Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington DC, USA., Akinyemi I; Nursing, Spoon River College, Macomb, USA., Akinwumi B; Health Sciences and Social Work, Western Illinois University, Macomb, USA., Oladunjoye AO; Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA.; Medical Critical Care, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, USA., Ogundare T; Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA., Bezold M; Health Sciences and Social Work, Western Illinois University, Macomb, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Cureus [Cureus] 2022 Nov 11; Vol. 14 (11), pp. e31386. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 11 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.7759/cureus.31386
Abstrakt:	Aim: To determine the relationship between obesity and depression among female undergraduate students at Western Illinois University (WIU), Macomb, Illinois. Methods: A cross-sectional study using self-reported questionnaires were conducted between August 15, 2019, and December 15, 2019. A cohort of 434 female undergraduate students was retrieved from the study. We determined the association between self-reported diagnosis of depression within the last year and body mass index (BMI) among female students. Results: The prevalence of depression among female undergraduates at WIU was 33.2%. Obese and overweight female undergraduate students had a higher likelihood of being diagnosed with depression than students with normal BMI (reference), overweight (OR= 1.91; 95% CI 1.11-3.31), obese (OR= 2.20; 95% CI 1.30-3.80). Latino and black students were less likely to report depression than white students, Latino (OR=0.37 95% CI 0.15-0.92), and Black (OR= 0.40; 95% CI 0.18-0.86). There was also a positive association between chronic back pain and development of the diagnosis of depression, (OR=2.26; 95% CI 1.45-3.52). Conclusion: Depression among female undergraduate students is very common in the USA. Obese and overweight female students are more likely to be depressed than students with normal BMI. There is a need for urgent public health interventions to reduce the obesity rate among university students. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2022, Akinyemi et al.)
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