Research Article
The Relationship between Body Mass Index and Depression among High School Girls in Ahvaz
Table 1
Prevalence distribution of female high school students according to BMI and the degree of depression (based on Beck depression questionnaire).
| BMI | Depression | Healthy | Minor depression | Moderate depression | Major depression | Total | | (%) | | (%) | | (%) | | (%) | | (%) |
| Underweight | 50 | 59.52 | 25 | 29.76 | 9 | 10.71 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 100 | Normal weight | 55 | 23.01 | 132 | 55.23 | 31 | 12.97 | 21 | 8.78 | 239 | 100 | Overweight | 4 | 8.33 | 5 | 10.41 | 34 | 70.83 | 5 | 10.41 | 48 | 100 | Obese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13.79 | 25 | 86.20 | 29 | 100 |
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Frequency. Prevalence.
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