Body mass index and its relationship to mental disorders in the Mexican Adolescent Mental Health Survey Índice de masa corporal y su relación con los trastornos mentales en la Encuesta de Salud Mental en Adolescentes de México

Body mass index and its relationship to mental disorders in the Mexican Adolescent Mental Health Survey Índice de masa corporal y su relación con los trastornos mentales en la Encuesta de Salud Mental en Adolescentes de México

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between body mass index (BMI) and the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among Mexico City adolescents. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Household survey of 3005 adolescents aged 12 to 17 residing in Mexico City in 2005 (response rate = 71%). Face to face interviews were c...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Guilherme Borges, Corina Benjet, Maria Elena Medina-Mora, Matthew Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2010-04-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
obesidad
adolescente
raza
salud pública
salud mental
México
obesity
adolescent
race
public health
mental health
Mexico
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342010000200001

Internet

http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342010000200001

Similar Items