HN-01060053_The Relationship between Dietary Intakes of Selenium, Anthropometric Profiles with Depression in Medical Female Students in Zahedan

Introduction: Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders Depression is the second leading cause of dysfunction near 2020, according to WHO statistics. As well known, micronutrients have always played a potential role in all physical and psychological aspects of individuals. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between the dietary intakes of selenium, anthropometric profiles with depression in female students.Methods: The present descriptive-analytic study investigated the dietary intake of selenium anthropometric indices in female student of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences and finally compared them with depression score. In the current study, after receiving a letter from the student Ethics Committee, referring to female students of Zahedan University of Medical Science, assessing the inclusion criteria and obtaining verbal consent from the community, the subjects were asked to complete a Beck Questioner and Depression Inventory.Results: Overall, 200 female medical students were enrolled in this study.The mean age of the study population was (23.41±2.26) years. Mean of BMI was (23.54±4.49), the means of WHpR index and WHtR index were (0.85±0.08), (0.59±0.10) respectively.The mean depression score (31.21±10.58), mean of selenium intake was (106.52±21.69).There was a significant relationship between anthropometric indices as well as selenium intake with depression score (p<0.001).Conclusions: The results of this current study showed a significant inversely relationship between selenium intake as well as anthropometric indices with depression score.

Keywords:

selenium intake , anthropometric profiles , depression