Association and interaction between overweight/obesity and suicide attempts in young first-episode and drug-naïve patients with major depressive disorder

Aims: This research's objective was to explore the correlation of overweight/obesity and suicide attempts in young patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and the related factors of suicide attempts in patients with/without overweight/obesity. Methods: This study included 520 young patients with MDD who were first-episode and drug-naïve (FEDN), with an average age of 20.50 ± 2.36 years. Height and weight of each subject were measured, and overweight was classified as 24≤BMI