Depressive symptoms among Mexican adolescent girls in relation to iron status, anaemia, body weight and pubertal status

Results from a latent class analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID15092532
AuthorsArli Guadalupe Zarate-Ortiz (0000-0002-7420-8766, Wageningen University & Research, corresponding author), Hans Verhoef (0000-0002-9346-9689, MRC Unit the Gambia), Alida Melse-Boonstra (0000-0001-8406-7592, Wageningen University & Research), Bo-Jane Woods (Access to Nutrition Foundation), Elida Estefania Lee-Bazaldúa (University of Monterrey), E J M Feskens (0000-0001-5819-2488, Wageningen University & Research), Edith JM Feskens, Angélica Quiroga-Garza (0000-0003-3991-2261, University of Monterrey), Ana C Cepeda-Lopez (0000-0002-3935-3917, University of Monterrey)
Year2023
Volume26
Issue2
Pages408-415
Publication date2023-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980022001203
PMID35583048
OpenAlexW4280605559
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited33

Objective: The study examined the association between depressive symptoms and iron status, anaemia, body weight and pubertal status among Mexican adolescent girls. Design: In this cross-sectional study, depressive symptoms were assessed by the 6-item Kutcher Adolescent Depression Scale, and latent class analysis (LCA) was used to identify and characterise groups of girls based on depressive symptoms. Iron status and inflammation were assessed using ferritin and soluble transferrin receptor, C-reactive protein and alpha-1-acid glycoprotein, respectively. Multiple logistic and linear regressions were applied to model class membership as a function of iron status, anaemia, body weight and pubertal status. Participants: We collected data from 408 girls aged 12–20 years. Setting: Public schools in northern Mexico. Results: LCA yielded three classes of depressive symptoms: 44·4 % of the adolescents were ‘unlikely to be depressed’, 41·5 % were ‘likely to be depressed’ and 14·1 % were ‘highly likely to be depressed’. Our analyses demonstrated that iron-deficient girls had greater odds of being ‘likely depressed’ (OR 2·01, 95 % CI 1·01, 3·00) or ‘highly likely depressed’ (OR 2·80, 95 % CI 1·76, 3·84). Linear regression analyses revealed that lower Hb concentrations and higher body weight increased the probability of being ‘likely depressed’. There was no evidence that depressive symptoms were associated with age at menarche and years since menstruation. Conclusions: This study shows that iron-deficient adolescent girls are more likely to suffer from depressive symptoms and that lower concentrations of Hb and higher body weight increased the probability of experiencing depressive symptoms

Anemia · Body mass index · Depression (economics · Ferritin · Iron deficiency · Iron status · Logistic regression · Menarche · Odds ratio · Soluble transferrin receptor · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Demography · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology · Internal Medicine

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