Dissatisfaction with body image and weight gain in middle-aged women: A cross sectional study

Maria Socorro Medeiros de Morais; Sabrina Gabrielle Gomes Fernandes Macêdo; Rafaela Andrade do Nascimento; Mariana Carmem Apolinário Vieira; Mayle Andrade Moreira; Saionara Maria Aires da Câmara; Maria das Graças Almeida; Álvaro Campos Cavalcanti Maciel

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0290380

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Dissatisfaction with body image and weight gain in middle-aged women: A cross sectional study

Maria Socorro Medeiros de Morais,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Health Sciences Center of Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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Sabrina Gabrielle Gomes Fernandes Macêdo ,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: sabrinaggf@hotmail.com (SGGFM); rafinha_andrade357@hotmail.com (RAN)

Affiliation Department of Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Physiotherapy Natal, Natal, RN, Brazil

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5876-655X

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Rafaela Andrade do Nascimento ,

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: sabrinaggf@hotmail.com (SGGFM); rafinha_andrade357@hotmail.com (RAN)

Affiliation Department of Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Physiotherapy Natal, Natal, RN, Brazil
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Mariana Carmem Apolinário Vieira,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Physiotherapy Natal, Natal, RN, Brazil
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Mayle Andrade Moreira,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Federal University of Ceará, Physiotherapy Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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Saionara Maria Aires da Câmara,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Physiotherapy Natal, Natal, RN, Brazil
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Maria das Graças Almeida,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Health Sciences Center of Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5587-0922

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Álvaro Campos Cavalcanti Maciel

Roles Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Physiotherapy Natal, Natal, RN, Brazil
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Dissatisfaction with body image and weight gain in middle-aged women: A cross sectional study

Maria Socorro Medeiros de Morais,
Sabrina Gabrielle Gomes Fernandes Macêdo,
Rafaela Andrade do Nascimento,
Mariana Carmem Apolinário Vieira,
Mayle Andrade Moreira,
Saionara Maria Aires da Câmara,
Maria das Graças Almeida,
Álvaro Campos Cavalcanti Maciel

Published: January 11, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290380

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