Incidence and associated factors of weight gain during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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2022
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Introduction and Aims: The behavioral changes that arose from quarantine due to
the COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted the weight of people. This study aims to
investigate the incidence and predictors of weight gain during the quarantine period.
Methods: An online survey was performed five months after the social distance
measures implementation. Participants recorded their current and usual weight before
lockdown. A multivariate logistic regression model was performed.
Results: Data on 1334 participants were evaluated (33.6y, 79.8% females), and
58.8% have gained weight (3.0 kg; 0.1 to 30.0 kg). Predictors of weight gain were
increased food intake (OR = 5.40); snacking (OR = 2.86); fast food (OR = 1.11);
canned products (OR = 1.08); and in physical activity (OR = 0.99) concerning the period
before the pandemic; also time spent at work, including household chores (OR = 1.58);
evening snack (OR = 1.54); higher frequency of alcoholic beverage intake (OR = 1.59)
and dose of alcoholic beverage (OR = 1.11); uncontrolled eating (OR = 1.01), and
vegetable intake (OR = 0.92) during the quarantine and physical activity before pandemic
period (OR = 0.99).
Conclusion: Most participants have gained weight during the pandemic because of
working changes, lifestyle, eating habits changes, and uncontrolled eating behavior.
These results can be useful to encourage changes during future quarantine periods to
prevent weight gain.
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SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus, Social distance, Quarantine, Obesity
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DANIEL, M. M. et al. Incidence and associated factors of weight gain during the Covid-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Nutrition, v. 9, artigo 818632, fev. 2022. Disponível em: <https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.818632/full>. Acesso em: 11 out. 2022.