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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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Department of Physical Education, Sport, and Recreation, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4780000, Chile
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Department of Didactics of Corporal Expression, University of Jaen, 27301 Jaen, Spain
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Faculty of Chemical-Biological Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Guerrero 39087, Mexico
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Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago 7591538, Chile
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Faculty of Education, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco 4780000, Chile
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(15), 5431; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155431
Received: 7 July 2020 / Revised: 24 July 2020 / Accepted: 27 July 2020 / Published: 28 July 2020
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 < 0.001), low water consumption (OR; 1.58, 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. View Full-Text
Keywords: lifestyle; COVID-19; physical activity; eating habits; obesity lifestyle; COVID-19; physical activity; eating habits; obesity
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Reyes-Olavarría, D.; Latorre-Román, P.Á.; Guzmán-Guzmán, I.P.; Jerez-Mayorga, D.; Caamaño-Navarrete, F.; Delgado-Floody, P. Positive and Negative Changes in Food Habits, Physical Activity Patterns, and Weight Status during COVID-19 Confinement: Associated Factors in the Chilean Population. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 5431. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155431

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Reyes-Olavarría D, Latorre-Román PÁ, Guzmán-Guzmán IP, Jerez-Mayorga D, Caamaño-Navarrete F, Delgado-Floody P. Positive and Negative Changes in Food Habits, Physical Activity Patterns, and Weight Status during COVID-19 Confinement: Associated Factors in the Chilean Population. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(15):5431. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155431

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Reyes-Olavarría, Daniela, Pedro Á. Latorre-Román, Iris P. Guzmán-Guzmán, Daniel Jerez-Mayorga, Felipe Caamaño-Navarrete, and Pedro Delgado-Floody. 2020. "Positive and Negative Changes in Food Habits, Physical Activity Patterns, and Weight Status during COVID-19 Confinement: Associated Factors in the Chilean Population" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 15: 5431. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155431

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