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. 2023 Mar 29;15(3):e36891. doi: 10.7759/cureus.36891

Table 3. Association between the characteristics of study participants and mental health by GHQ-12.

GHQ-12, General Health Questionnaire-12; BMI, body mass index

Characteristics Psychological distress (GHQ-12) P-value
GHQ ≥ 4 GHQ <4
Gender Male 62 (45.3%) 75 (54.7%) 0.471
Female 129 (49%) 134 (51%)
Age 15-19 42 (53.2%) 37 (46.8%) 0.006
20-24 132 (47.5%) 146 (52.55)
25-29 14 (63.6%) 8 (36.4%)
>30 3 (14.3%) 18 (85.7%)
BMI Underweight 18 (46.2%) 21 (53.8%) 0.792
Normal 136 (48.9%) 142 (51.1%)
Overweight 30 (46.9%) 34 (53.1%)
Obese 7 (36.8%) 12 (63.2%)