Browsing by Author "Witis, Silvina"

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    • Obesity and its relation to depressive symptoms and sedentarylifestyle in middle-aged women 
      Blümel Méndez, Juan; Chedraui, Peter; Aedo Monsalve, Sócrates; Fica, Juan; Mezones Holguín, Edward; Barón, Germán; Bencosme, Ascanio; Benítez, Zully; Bravo, Luz; Calle, Andrés; Flores, Daniel; Espinoza, María T.; Gómez, Gustavo; Hernández Bueno, José; Laribezcoa, Fiorella; Martino, Mabel; Lima, Selva; Monterrosa, Alvaro; Mostajo, Desiree; Ojeda, Eliana; Onatra, William; Sánchez, Hugo; Tserotas, Konstatinos; Vallejo, María; Witis, Silvina; Zúñiga, María (2015)
      Background: The prevalence of obesity increases during female mid-life and although many factors have been identified, data from Latin America is lacking. Objective: To assess factors related to obesity among middle-aged ...
    • Obesity is associated with a higher prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in middle aged women 
      Blumel Méndez, Juan; Arteaga, Eugenio; Mezones Holguin, Edward; Vallejo, María Soledad; Zuñiga, María Cristina; Witis, Silvina (Taylor & Francis, 2017)
      Musculoskeletal pain (MSP) has been recently linked with high plasma leptin levels. Our objective was to study if obese women, who have higher leptin levels, could have a higher frequency of MSP. We studied 6079 Latin-American ...