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An approach to the study of obesity and depression in a sample of Mexican adolescents in northern Mexico
Una aproximación al estudio de la obesidad y la depresión en una muestra de adolescentes mexicanos del norte de México
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Abstract The study investigates the prevalence of obesity and depression, and the strength of association between variables in a sample of adolescents in the North of Mexico. A sample of 849 adolescents was evaluated with the Depression Scale for Children. The results showed a high prevalence of depressive s... view more
The study investigates the prevalence of obesity and depression, and the strength of association between variables in a sample of adolescents in the North of Mexico. A sample of 849 adolescents was evaluated with the Depression Scale for Children. The results showed a high prevalence of depressive symptoms in adolescents who are overweight and obese (57.9%). The Obesity is not related statistically with the Depression rate and no association between variables was found when calculated by gender. The study could not confirm a relationship between obesity and depression, but the high prevalence of depressive symptoms in the studied population is of special interest, no matter the weight group they belong.... view less
Keywords
adolescent; overweight; adipositas; psychological consequences; depression; Mexico; Central America
Classification
Psychological Disorders, Mental Health Treatment and Prevention
Free Keywords
obesity, depression, adolescents, prevalence
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 1-9
Journal
CIENCIA ergo-sum : revista científica multidisciplinaria de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, 25 (2018) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.30878/ces.v25n3a4
ISSN
2395-8782
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0