Emotional factors relating to weight gain during the COVID-19 pandemic at post-bariatric women from São Paulo: a cross-sectional study
Abstract
Objective: Evaluate the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on weight regain in post-bariatric women and correlate it with symptoms of anxiety, depression, binge eating, and fear of covid-19.
Methods: It collected anthropometric and mental health information with the application of psychometric scales on the patients mentioned above, between May/2021 and January/2022. Frequencies (descriptive statistics), test t for independent samples, and Spearman were used to obtain a correlation between weight gain and the psychometric scales.
Results: The sample comprised 25 women. The average age was 53.0 years and the average body mass index was 35.2kg/m2 before the pandemic. We observed an average increase in the body mass index of 1.4 points during the pandemic. However, 40% maintained or lost weight during the same period. The weight gain group had higher scores for depression, anxiety, and binge eating symptoms. Fear of covid-19 scores did not differ between the groups.
Conclusion: Anxiety, depression, and binge eating symptoms have influenced weight to regain in a small sample of post-bariatric women during the covid-19 pandemic.
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Copyright (c) 2023 Anny Victória Lacera Auerswald Albino, Glenda Rheded Ferreira, Kaline da Silva Lima, Larissa Matsuda de Sales Vieira , Rosana Farah Simony Lamigueiro Toimil, Ricardo Riyoiti Uchida, João Eduardo Nunes SallesAuthor(s)
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Anny Victória Lacera Auerswald Albino
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Glenda Rheded Ferreira
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Kaline da Silva Lima
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Larissa Matsuda de Sales Vieira
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Rosana Farah Simony Lamigueiro Toimil
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Ricardo Riyoiti Uchida
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João Eduardo Nunes Salles