Al Shanbari Nasser, Basnawi Mohammed, Bazarra Ahmad O, Khoj Hassan, Alharhi Mohammed, Almtrafi Bassil, Mirdad Redwan, Al-Zahrani Khalid, Shatla Mokhtar
Internal Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, SAU.
College of Medicine and Surgery, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
Cureus. 2024 Nov 30;16(11):e74806. doi: 10.7759/cureus.74806. eCollection 2024 Nov.
Background The prevalence of obesity has increased over the years, resulting in multiple physical and psychological health issues that impact the quality of human life. Numerous Western studies have linked obesity and depression, but few studies have investigated this correlation among the Saudi population. Hence, this study assesses the correlation between obesity and depression among the general population of Saudi Arabia. Methods To conduct this cross-sectional study, we used an electronic questionnaire obtained from previous studies and included the patient health questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) to assess the study sample for depression. We enrolled 766 Saudi adults in our study. The data obtained from the participants was analyzed with IBM SPSS software using the chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, ANOVA, and binary logistic regression. Results The majority of the participants were female (n = 391, 51%), aged between 18 and 25 years (n = 498, 65.0%). In terms of BMI, 18.3% were obese (n = 140). Regarding depressive symptoms assessment, 30% showed mild depression, making this the most prevalent category. Moderate depression was represented by 22.6% of the participants. The highest mean depressive symptom score was seen in the obese group (BMI ≥ 30.0), with a mean score of 10.04 (SD = 6.9). Conclusion A significant correlation was detected between the highest mean depressive symptom score and obesity, and psychological disorders or chronic disease also showed a significant association with depression.
背景 多年来，肥胖症的患病率一直在上升，导致出现多种身心健康问题，影响人类生活质量。许多西方研究已将肥胖与抑郁症联系起来，但很少有研究调查沙特人群中的这种相关性。因此，本研究评估沙特阿拉伯普通人群中肥胖与抑郁症之间的相关性。方法 为开展这项横断面研究，我们使用了从先前研究中获取的电子问卷，并纳入患者健康问卷9（PHQ-9）来评估研究样本的抑郁情况。我们的研究纳入了766名沙特成年人。使用IBM SPSS软件，通过卡方检验、费舍尔精确检验、方差分析和二元逻辑回归对从参与者那里获得的数据进行分析。结果 大多数参与者为女性（n = 391，51%），年龄在18至25岁之间（n = 498，65.0%）。就体重指数而言，18.3%的人肥胖（n = 140）。在抑郁症状评估方面，30%的人表现为轻度抑郁，这是最普遍的类别。22.6%的参与者表现为中度抑郁。肥胖组（体重指数≥30.0）的平均抑郁症状得分最高，平均得分为10.04（标准差 = 6.9）。结论 在最高平均抑郁症状得分与肥胖之间检测到显著相关性，心理障碍或慢性病也与抑郁症表现出显著关联。
