Prevalence of depression among adult obese patients attending primary health care clinics in MOH, Medina, Saudi Arabia

Background: Obesity and depression are two common conditions that adversely affect both health and the economy at the individual and social levels. Both depression and obesity lead to poor quality of life and emotional well-being, especially in social relationships. The study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of depression in obese adult patients attending MOH's primary health care clinic in Medina, Saudi Arabia in 2020. Methodology: A non-experimental cross-sectional analysis study of adult obese patients treated at the Ministry of Health's primary health care clinic in Almadina Almunawara, Saudi Arabia. Use a multi-part self-reported survey consisting of four main parts. It is structured based on the purpose of the research. The data were collected manually and double-entered into SPSS for analysis using appropriate statistical tests. Results: Of all study participants; n=23.1% aged between 18-35, 37.6% aged between 36-55, 39.3% aged 56 or more. Almost two thirds (63.6%) of participants were males, 2.3% were overweight, 66.5% were Obese I, 22% obese II, and 7.5% were obese III. 34.7% of the participants think of their weight as normal and 61.8% think they are overweight. Based on PHQ; 9.2% had mild depression, 13.9% moderate, 16.2% had moderately severe, and 4.6% had severe depression. There was no significant association between severities of depression with neither any variable. Conclusion: Obesity leads to psychological pressure, which in turn leads to depression. People with obesity III are more likely to suffer from reactive depression, suggesting that these people will be included in future studies.