Publications by authors named "Alan de la Vega-Martinez"
Prevalence of food insecurity and its association with depressive and anxiety symptoms in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico: A secondary analysis of ENCOVID-19 survey.
De la Vega Martínez Alán Rosas-Carrasco Oscar Gaitán-Rossi Pablo Ancira-Moreno Mónica López-Teros Miriam
Front Med (Lausanne)
March 2023
Article Synopsis
- COVID-19 has significantly impacted older adults in Mexico, leading to increased rates of food insecurity (FI) and contributing to higher incidences of depression and anxiety within this group during the pandemic.
- This study analyzed data from over 1,000 older adults to identify the relationship between FI and mental health symptoms using established scales for depression and anxiety.
- Findings revealed a clear correlation: greater levels of food insecurity were associated with higher rates of depressive and anxiety symptoms, with severe FI linked to 65.75% experiencing depression and 48% anxiety.
Adipokines, insulin resistance, and adiposity as a predictors of metabolic syndrome in child survivors of lymphoma and acute lymphoblastic leukemia of a developing country.
Lourdes Barbosa-Cortés Mardia López-Alarcón Juan Manuel Mejía-Aranguré Miguel Klünder-Klünder María Del Carmen Rodríguez-Zepeda
BMC Cancer
February 2017
Background: There is a growing body of evidence indicating that pediatric survivors of cancer are at a greater risk of developing metabolic syndrome. This study evaluated some probable predictors of metabolic syndrome (MS), such as leptin and adiponectin concentrations, the leptin/adiponectin ratio, insulin resistance, and adiposity, in a sample of child survivors of lymphoma and leukemia in Mexico City.
Methods: Fifty two children (leukemia n = 26, lymphoma n = 26), who were within the first 5 years after cessation of therapy, were considered as eligible to participate in the study.