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%) |