155 Copyright © 2018 by the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Depressive Symptoms Among Sarajevo University Students: Prevalence and Socio-Demographic Correlations Amela Džubur 1 , Damir Abdulahović 2 , Amira Kurspahić-Mujčić 1 , Alen Džubur 3 , Svjetlana Loga-Zec 4 , Venesa Škrijelj 1 Clinical Science Original Article Acta Medica Academica 2018;47(2):155-164 DOI: 10.5644/ama2006-124.227 Introduction Depressive disorders are one of the most common mental disorders, with a lifetime prevalence of 16.2% and 12-month preva- lence of 6.6% in the general population (1). Depression afects people of all ages, from all walks of life, in all countries. It causes men- tal anguish and impacts people’s ability to carry out even the simplest everyday tasks, with sometimes devastating consequences for relationships with family and friends, and the ability to earn a living. At worst, de- pression can lead to suicide, which is now the second leading cause of death among 15- 29 year-olds (2). 1 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo, 2 Institute for Public Health of Canton Sarajevo, 3 Department of Cardiology, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, 4 Department of Pharmacology, Clinical Pharamcology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo Correspondence: damir.abdulahovic@gmail.com Tel.: + 387 61 674 595 Fax.: + 387 33 627 889 Received: 26 June 2018 Accepted: 30 October 2018 Key words: Depressive Symptoms  Beck Scale  BDI Score  University Students. Objectives. Te aim of this research was to detect the presence of depressive symptoms among the student population at a Faculty of Medicine, as well to determine the correlation between the socio-de- mographic characteristics and students’ lifestyle and depressive symp- toms. Subjects and Methods. Of 800 students enrolled and asked to participate, 412 responded to the survey. Te study included students from all 6 years of studies. Te degree of depressive symptoms was measured by a 21-item revised form of the Beck Depression Inven- tory (BDI). We built bivariate logistic regression models to study whether age, gender, housing accommodation, year of medical train- ing, and school success status (Grade Point Average - GPA) were as- sociated with depressive symptoms. Te results are reported as odds ratios (OR) with 95% confdence intervals (CI). Results. Te study revealed that almost one third of students reported BDI >16 (30.1%). Te present study did not fnd any association between BDI scores and study year or age diference, but we found that there was an asso- ciation between housing accommodation and depressive symptoms. Students who lived with their parents had lower BDI scores than those who lived in a dormitory. Te results of this study showed there is a negative correlation between physical activity and depressive symp- toms in students, as well as that there is a positive correlation between depressive symptoms and substance abuse. Conclusion. Overall, our study confrms that the factors associated with an increase in medical students’ depressive symptoms are housing accommodation, a lack of physical activity and substance abuse. Regarding failing a year of study at the medical school, as well as gender and age diferences, we did not fnd any signifcant diference between students with higher compared to those with lower depressive symptoms.