An approach to the study of obesity and depression in a sample of Mexican adolescents in northern Mexico

Meza Peña, Cecilia; Pompa Guajardo, Edith Gerardina

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%T An approach to the study of obesity and depression in a sample of Mexican adolescents in northern Mexico
%A Meza Peña, Cecilia
%A Pompa Guajardo, Edith Gerardina
%J CIENCIA ergo-sum : revista científica multidisciplinaria de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
%N 3
%P 1-9
%V 25
%D 2018
%K obesity, depression, adolescents, prevalence
%@ 2395-8782
%> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-61192-6
%X 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.
%C MISC
%G en
%9 Zeitschriftenartikel
%W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org
%~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info