Gender inequalities in the prevalence of low mood and related factors in schooled adolescents during the 2019-2020 school year: DESKcohort project
Por:
Gonzalez-Casals, H, Vives, J, Bosque-Prous, M, Folch, C, Drou-Roget, G, Muntaner, C, Vives-Cases, C, Barbaglia, MG, Colom, J, Espelt, A
Publicada:
15 jul 2023
Ahead of Print:
1 abr 2023
Resumen:
Background: Mood disorders are the second most prevalent mental disorders in childhood and adolescence. Many undiagnosed people manifest subthreshold symptoms, like low mood, and present worse prognoses than asymptomatic healthy subjects. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of low mood, gender inequalities, and associated factors, in 12- to 18-year-old adolescents in the rural and medium-sized urban areas of Central Catalonia during the 2019-2020 academic year. Methods: Cross-sectional study with data from a cohort of high-schooled students (2019-2020), with a convenience sample of 6428 adolescents from the Central region of Catalonia (48.3 % boys and 51.7 % girls). Prevalence of low mood was estimated by gender and exposure variables, and ratios were obtained using Poisson regression models, adjusting for several exposure variables one by one, and for all of them jointly. Results: The prevalence of low mood was 18.6 %, with statistically significant differences between genders (11.6 %, 95 % CI: 10.5-12.8 in boys and 25.1 %, 95 % CI: 23.7-26.6 in girls). Being an immigrant, dieting, and daily tobacco smoking were only associated with low mood in girls, whereas risky alcohol consumption was only associated in boys. Sexual violence was found to account for 36.2 % of low mood problems in girls. Limitations: The main limitation of the study is its cross-sectional design, which means that no casual relationships can be extracted of this study. Conclusions: The prevalence of low mood varies between the sexes, highlighting the importance of developing gender-specific interventions to reduce its incidence in young people, considering the factors associated with this condition.
Filiaciones:
Gonzalez-Casals, H:
Univ Vic Univ Cent Catalunya UV UCC, Fac Hlth Sci Manresa, Dept Epidemiol & Methodol Social & Hlth Sci, Res Grp Epidemiol & Publ Hlth Digital Hlth Contex, Ave Univ 4-6, Manresa 08242, Spain
Vives, J:
Univ Autonoma Barcelona UAB, Dept Psychobiol & Methodol Hlth Sci, Res Grp Epidemiol & Publ Hlth Digital Hlth Contex, C De Ca Naltayo S-N, Bellaterra 08193, Spain
Bosque-Prous, M:
Univ Autonoma Barcelona UAB, Dept Psychobiol & Methodol Hlth Sci, Res Grp Epidemiol & Publ Hlth Digital Hlth Contex, C De Ca Naltayo S-N, Bellaterra 08193, Spain
Univ Oberta Catalunya, Fac Hlth Sci, Res Grp Epidemiol & Publ Hlth Digital Hlth Contex, Rambla Poblenou 156, Barcelona 08018, Spain
Folch, C:
Generalitat Catalunya, Ctr Estudis Epidemiol Infecc Transmissio Sexual &, Carretera Canyet S-N, Badalona 08916, Spain
Ctr Invest Biomed Red Epidemiol & Salud Publ CIBE, Ave Monforte Lemos 3-5,Pabello 11,Planta 0, Madrid 28029, Spain
Drou-Roget, G:
Univ Vic Univ Cent Catalunya UV UCC, Fac Hlth Sci Manresa, Dept Epidemiol & Methodol Social & Hlth Sci, Res Grp Epidemiol & Publ Hlth Digital Hlth Contex, Ave Univ 4-6, Manresa 08242, Spain
Muntaner, C:
Univ Toronto, Lawrence S Bloomberg Fac Nursing, 155 Coll St, Toronto, ON M6H 1B7, Canada
Vives-Cases, C:
Ctr Invest Biomed Red Epidemiol & Salud Publ CIBE, Ave Monforte Lemos 3-5,Pabello 11,Planta 0, Madrid 28029, Spain
Univ Alicante, Dept Community Nursing Prevent Med & Publ Hlth &, Ctra San Vicente Raspeig S-N, Alicante 03690, Spain
Barbaglia, MG:
Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona, Pl Lesseps 1, Barcelona 08023, Spain
Univ Pompeu Fabra, Dept Expt & Hlth Sci, Placa Merce 10-12, Barcelona 08002, Spain
Colom, J:
Generalitat Catalunya, Dept Salut,Agencia Salut Publ Catalunya, Subdireccio Gen Addicc, VIH,Infecc Transmissio Sexual & Hepatitis Vir, Carrer Roc Boronat 81-95, Barcelona 08005, Spain
Espelt, A:
Univ Vic Univ Cent Catalunya UV UCC, Fac Hlth Sci Manresa, Dept Epidemiol & Methodol Social & Hlth Sci, Res Grp Epidemiol & Publ Hlth Digital Hlth Contex, Ave Univ 4-6, Manresa 08242, Spain
Univ Autonoma Barcelona UAB, Dept Psychobiol & Methodol Hlth Sci, Res Grp Epidemiol & Publ Hlth Digital Hlth Contex, C De Ca Naltayo S-N, Bellaterra 08193, Spain
Ctr Invest Biomed Red Epidemiol & Salud Publ CIBE, Ave Monforte Lemos 3-5,Pabello 11,Planta 0, Madrid 28029, Spain
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