Positive and Negative Changes in Food Habits, Physical Activity Patterns, and Weight Status during Covid-19 Confinement

Associated Factors in the Chilean Population

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ID15512913
AuthorsDaniela Reyes-Olavarría (0000-0003-1585-2620, Universidad de La Frontera), Pedro Ángel Latorre Román (0000-0002-0517-3627, Universidad de Jaén), Iris Paola Guzmán‐guzmán (0000-0003-1535-4226, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero), Daniel Jerez‐mayorga (0000-0002-6878-8004, Universidad Andres Bello), Felipe Caamaño‐navarrete (0000-0002-6884-589X, Universidad Católica de Temuco), Pedro Delgado-Floody (0000-0001-9952-993X, Universidad de La Frontera, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume17
Issue15
Pages5431-5431
Publication date2020-07-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17155431
PMID32731509
OpenAlexW3046086053
LanguageEN
Citations received37
References cited16

The association between the changes in lifestyle during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) confinement and body weight have not been studied deeply. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to determine lifestyle changes, such as eating habits and physical activity (PA) patterns, caused by confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic and to analyze its association with changes in body weight. Seven hundred participants (women, n = 528 and men, n = 172) aged between 18-62 years old of the Chilean national territory participated in the study. Food habits, PA, body weight, and sociodemographic variables were measured through a survey in May and June 2020. The body weight increase presented positive association with the consumption of fried foods ≥ 3 times per week (OR; 3.36, p p = 0.03), and sedentary time ≥6 h/day (OR; 1.85, p = 0.01). Conversely, fish consumed (OR; 0.67, p = 0.03), active breaks (OR; 0.72, p = 0.04), and PA ≥ 4 times per week (OR; 0.51, p = 0.001) presented an inverse association with body weight increase. Daily alcohol consumption (OR; 4.77, p = 0.003) was associated with PA decrease. Food habits, PA, and active breaks may be protective factors for weight increase during COVID-19 confinement

Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Animal science · Biology · Body weight · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Environmental health · Food consumption · Food habits · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Population · Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Demography · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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