Is BMI Influence The Depression In Young Indians?

Abstract

Background: People with obesity face negligence as well as rejection in the society (i.e., School, College and Office) and these lead to the depression. Depressed people are not getting proper mental and physical rehabilitation as well as developmental programs established by different policy makers around globe. In the field of health aspects even the depressed people are getting ignorance and not getting proper care from family.

Purpose: This study mainly focusing on the epidemiology of BMI influencing the Depression.

Design: A Non- Parametric Descriptive Study

Methodology: 150 school students (Both Male & Female) aged between 18-24 years meeting selection criteria where these students are included with several categories of BMI & excluded the person with serious orthopedic, neurologic, or hormonal diseases, who has history of serious health problem such as serious congenital diseases or cancer, addiction of drugs, alcohol, smoking, cognitive impairments, psychological or psychiatric issues etc.

Outcome Measure: Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).

Result: Based on the Results, all the alternative hypothesis of this study show that the Significant Differences are there and yes, BMI is definitely influencing the Depression among the both young Indian Girls and Boys.

Conclusion: The study concluded that depression is more prone to Obese and girls are having increased chance to get the Obesity than to boys. The two more findings also put forward as increase in age and Collegiate students are suffering with depression that are more obese.