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Association Between Obesity and Self-Reported Depression Among Female University Students in the United States.
Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- The Relationship Between Obesity, Overweight, and the Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety Among University Students: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Cross-Sectional Study in Greece.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association of Academic Level and Body Mass Index with Depressive Symptoms Among Undergraduate and Graduate Students in Bronx, NY: A Cross-Sectional Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association between Depressive Symptoms and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Nursing Students.Nutrients · 2023Article
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Abstract
aimTo determine the relationship between obesity and depression among female undergraduate students at Western Illinois University (WIU), Macomb, Illinois.
methodsA 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.
resultsThe 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).
conclusionDepression 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.
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