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. 2023 Dec 7;16(47):1631–1632. doi: 10.56786/PHWR.2023.16.47.4

Trends in intake of sodium, 2012–2021

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Prevalence of perceived depressive symptoms among adolescents in the Republic of Korea was 24.2% for boys and 33.5% for girls in 2022, which was an increase compared to 2021 for both boys and girls. The data in 2022 indicated that more girls are depressed than boys, with the proportion in boys being 24.2%, and girls 33.5% (Figure 1). The prevalence of depression among high school students (29.3%) and middle school students (28.2%) was similar (Figure 2).

Figure 1. Trends in prevalence of perceived depressive symptoms by sex, 2012–2022.

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Figure 2. Trends in perceived depressive symptoms by school levels, 2012–2022.

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Footnotes

* Prevalence of perceived depressive symptoms: the percentage of students who experienced such extreme sorrow or despair to the extent of withdrawing from daily life for 2 weeks.

Source: The Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (KYRBS), http://www.kdca.go.kr/yhs/

Reported by: Division of Health and Nutrition Survey and Analysis, Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency

Jugan Geongang Gwa Jilbyeong. 2023 Dec 7;16(47):1631–1632. [Article in Korean]

청소년 우울감 경험률 추이, 2012–2022년

우리나라 청소년의 우울감 경험률은 2022년 남학생 24.2%, 여학생 33.5%로 2021년에 비해 남녀 학생 모두 증가하였다. 여학생이 남학생보다 우울감을 더 많이 느끼는 것으로 나타났으며(그림 1), 중학생(28.2%)과 고등학생(29.3%)은 유사하였다(그림 2).

그림 1. 성별 우울감 경험률 추이, 2012–2022년.

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그림 2. 학교급별 우울감 경험률 추이, 2012–2022년.

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Footnotes

*우울감 경험률: 최근 12개월 동안 2주 내내 일상생활을 중단할 정도로 슬프거나 절망감을 느낀 적이 있는 사람의 분율

출처: 제18차(2022년) 청소년건강행태조사 통계, http://www.kdca.go.kr/yhs/

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