TF and depressive symptom measurement: On the other hand, while there were no associations between the iron measures and PHQ-9 depression for young adults as a whole, males with ferritin, serum iron, and transferrin deficiencies, compared to no deficiency, were at 14.13, 4.84, and 13.79 times higher odds of having PHQ-9 depression, respectively, whereas females with ferritin deficiency had a lower odds (OR = 0.34) of PHQ-9 depression.