Changes in population’s lifestyle due to COVID19 lockdown.
In Argentina, the SARS-CoV2 pandemic led the Government to take preventive social distancing measures on March 20, 2021. During this period, the population was forced to stay in their households, experiencing changes in their routines and social meetings. This had an emotional impact on people'...
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Universidad Nacional Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología
2022
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| Sumario: | In Argentina, the SARS-CoV2 pandemic led the Government to take preventive social distancing measures on March 20, 2021.
During this period, the population was forced to stay in their households, experiencing changes in their routines and social meetings. This had an emotional impact on people's lifestyle, affecting their eating behavior and physical activity.
Analyze the influence of the lockdown on eating habits, physical exercise and its impact on the Body Mass Index (BMI) of the Health Insurance company DASPU population between May-November 2020.
Quantitative, cross-sectional, observational, descriptive study.
Variable: BMI, Frequency of food intake, Frequency and Intensity of Physical Activity
Instrument: Self-administered questionnaire, short IPAQ questionnaire
The sample consisted of 336 people, over 18 years old, that are covered by DASPU health insurance, who were asked to take a survey with prior informed consent, on habits before and during the lockdown.
Univariate and multivariate descriptive analysis were performed before and during the quarantine, constructing a variable that indicated whether people changed their weight, relating it to consumption patterns and physical activity.
Significant differences (p <0.001) were found between BMI before and during quarantine. Regarding the differences in weight, 60% of the population increased on average 4.2 Kg, during the social distancing measures.
There were significant differences in the frequency of moderate physical activity (p <0.05 generalized linear model), showing a decrease in the weekly frequency. Weight gain cases were related to those who did not exercise or only did it once per week, during the social distancing measures.
According to the multivariate analysis, a weight gain was observed in those who ate little or no fruit (1-2 days per week) and more refined grains (from 2-3 days per week to every day) and those who consumed vegetables daily decreased, during the social distancing measures.
We can conclude that the lockdown had a negative impact on the level of physical activity and food consumption patterns of the population, causing weight gain in the majority of cases. Recognizing this association enables us to think of strategies from the health sector to address and prevent the negative impact that lockdown has had on our population, with special emphasis on physical activity. |
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