Factors Associated with Symptoms of Depression among People with Obesity: Analysis of a 3-Year-Peruvian National Survey.
Víctor Juan Vera-PonceJenny Raquel Torres-MalcaWilly RamosRubén Espinoza RojasJamee Guerra ValenciaJoan A Loayza-CastroFiorella E Zuzunaga-MontoyaGianella Zulema Zeñas-TrujilloLiliana Cruz-AusejoJhony Alberto De La Cruz-VargasPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2023)
There are several sociodemographic factors (such as being female and living in the Andean region) and individual factors (daily use of tobacco and history of hypertension) associated with depressive symptoms in Peruvian inhabitants aged 15 or older with obesity. In this study, the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with an increase in depressive symptoms.