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Network Analysis of Depressive Symptomatology in Underweight and Obese Adults

BACKGROUND: Depressive symptoms can affect people’s quality of life and social environment. In addition, in severe situations, they can lead to suicidal behaviors. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze the differences in depressive symptoms in underweight and obese Peruvian adults. METHODS: A cross...

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Autores principales: Ramos-Vera, Cristian, Serpa Barrientos, Antonio, Vallejos-Saldarriaga, José, Saintila, Jacksaint
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9083035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35514113
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21501319221096917
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Depressive symptoms can affect people’s quality of life and social environment. In addition, in severe situations, they can lead to suicidal behaviors. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze the differences in depressive symptoms in underweight and obese Peruvian adults. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out based on secondary data obtained from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), Lima, Peru. A sample of 10 053 participants was considered, of which 55.96% were women. Two Gaussian plot models were estimated and the levels of depressive symptomatology were compared between the 2 groups (adults with underweight and obese). RESULTS: A total of 1510 (15.02%) were underweight adults and 8543 (84.98%) were obese adults. There were differences in the reporting of depressive symptoms in the underweight group; the most central items were “Depressed mood” (PH2), “Tiredness/low energy” (PH4), and “Psychomotor difficulties” (PH8). CONCLUSION: This study provides new evidence on the dynamic relationship between depressive symptoms according to the body mass index categories (underweight and obese) assessed.