Correlation between nutritional status and depressive symptoms in middle school students
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.05.003
- VernacularTitle:青少年营养状况与抑郁症状的相关性
- Author:
SHEN Jinbo, GAN Minlei, YIN Xiaojian, WU Huipan, MA Yuanyuan, LI Jiawei, HOU Yuxin, DENG Ting, LI Feifan, LIU Yuan
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Author Information
1. Research Center for Health Promotion of Child and Adolescent, Taiyuan Institute of Technology, Taiyuan (030008) , China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nutritional status;
Depression;
Mental health;
Regression analysis;
Adolescent
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2023;44(5):649-653
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the correlation between different nutritional status and depressive symptoms among adolescents, so as to provide a theoretical basis for targeted improvement of nutritional status and depressive symptoms in adolescents.
Methods:A total of 8 102 adolescents aged 12-17 years in Shanghai, Urumqi, Changsha and Kunming were selected by random cluster sampling. Depressive symptoms were assessed by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale(CES-D). Height and weight were measured. Kruskal Wallis H test, Chi square test and ordinal Logistic regression were used to analyze the relationship between nutritional status and depressive symptoms in adolescents.
Results:The overall detection rate of depressive symptoms in adolescents was 25.6%, with girls (30.1%) higher than that of boys (21.1%) ( χ 2=87.60, P <0.01). There were statistically significant differences in the scores of depressive symptoms among girls with different nutritional status ( Z =8.34, P <0.05). The detectable rate of depressive symptoms increased with BMI among girls( χ 2 trend =6.04, P <0.05). After controlling for confounding factors, ordinal Logistic regression showed that the obese girls had higher risks in depressive symptoms detection compared with normal weight girls ( OR=1.45, 95%CI=1.10-1.91, P <0.05).
Conclusion:The nutritional status of girls is better than boys, but the prevalence of depressive symptoms is higher than boys. The risk of depressive symptoms in girls increases with BMI.
