The aim of this study was to investigate the possible associations between depression, height and body mass index (BMI) in the adolescent and adult population of Penza city and oblast, Russia. The study included 554 adults aged 16–89 years. The presence and severity of depression was evaluated using Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI-II). The participants self-reported their height (cm) and weight (kg) and these were used to calculate their BMI (kg/m2). Significant correlations were obtained between depression and short stature in young men, depression and short stature in participants with normal BMI and depression and age in overweight participants. Young women aged 16–23 years, and older men aged 60–89 years, presented the highest and very similar depression scores with no statistically significant difference between them. Special attention should be paid in Russia to these groups due to their higher risk of depressive disorders.

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俄罗斯奔萨市和州青少年和成年人的抑郁、身高和体重指数之间的关系

本研究的目的是调查俄罗斯奔萨市和州的青少年和成年人的抑郁、身高和体重指数 (BMI) 之间可能存在的关联。该研究包括 554 名 16-89 岁的成年人。使用贝克抑郁量表 (BDI-II) 评估抑郁症的存在和严重程度。参与者自我报告他们的身高（cm）和体重（kg），这些被用来计算他们的BMI（kg/m2）。年轻男性的抑郁症和身材矮小，BMI正常的参与者的抑郁症和身材矮小以及超重参与者的抑郁症和年龄之间存在显着相关性。16-23 岁的年轻女性和 60-89 岁的老年男性表现出最高且非常相似的抑郁评分，他们之间没有统计学上的显着差异。俄罗斯应特别关注这些群体，因为他们患抑郁症的风险较高。