THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BODY MASS INDEX AND DEPRESSION IN FEMALE STUDENTS OF ARDABIL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

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FEIZI I.; NAGHIZADEH BAGHI A.; RAHIMI A.; NEMATI S.

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Journal: JOURNAL OF ARDABIL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (JAUMS) Year:2012 | Volume:12 | Issue:2 (44) Page(s): 213-220

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BODY MASS INDEX AND DEPRESSION IN FEMALE STUDENTS OF ARDABIL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

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FEIZI I. | NAGHIZADEH BAGHI A. | RAHIMI A. | NEMATI S. | Issue Writer Certificate

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BODY MASS INDEXQ2

OBESITYQ2

DEPRESSIONQ2

FEMALE STUDENTSQ2

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Background & Objective: Today OBESITY and DEPRESSION are two important diseases which are growing all over the world and threat the human health. That how much these two affect each other is a major health question. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) and DEPRESSION in FEMALE STUDENTS of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences.Method: In a descriptive study 230 FEMALE STUDENTS were selected through classified random sampling and their height and weight were measured. To measure the rate of DEPRESSION a Beck test, and to analyze the data a descriptive method, and finally to indicate the relationship between BMI and DEPRESSION Pearson correlation through SPSS15 software were used.Results: 40% of the students in the DEPRESSION test were in the normal level, 29% had mild DEPRESSION, 24% moderate DEPRESSION and 7% severe DEPRESSION. In addition 77% of the students, regarding BODY MASS INDEX were in an acceptance level, 14% were overweight and 9% were underweight. Pearson correlation method showed that there was a positive significant relationship between BMI and DEPRESSION among FEMALE STUDENTS (p£0.01).Conclusion: The prevalence of DEPRESSION in FEMALE STUDENTS of university is 60% and the prevalence of OBESITY is 14% and there is positive significant relationship between BMI and DEPRESSION.

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FEIZI, I., NAGHIZADEH BAGHI, A., RAHIMI, A., & NEMATI, S.. (2012). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BODY MASS INDEX AND DEPRESSION IN FEMALE STUDENTS OF ARDABIL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. JOURNAL OF ARDABIL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (JAUMS), 12(2 (44)), 213-220. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/60067/en

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FEIZI I., NAGHIZADEH BAGHI A., RAHIMI A., NEMATI S.. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BODY MASS INDEX AND DEPRESSION IN FEMALE STUDENTS OF ARDABIL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. JOURNAL OF ARDABIL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (JAUMS)[Internet]. 2012;12(2 (44)):213-220. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/60067/en

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I. FEIZI, A. NAGHIZADEH BAGHI, A. RAHIMI, and S. NEMATI, “THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BODY MASS INDEX AND DEPRESSION IN FEMALE STUDENTS OF ARDABIL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES,” JOURNAL OF ARDABIL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (JAUMS), vol. 12, no. 2 (44), pp. 213–220, 2012, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/60067/en

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