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“Stay-at-Home” Lifestyle Effect on Weight Gain during the COVID-19 Outbreak Confinement in China
In February 2020, a novel coronavirus (SARS-COV2) broke out in Wuhan city of China. The Chinese government decisively imposed nationwide confinement. This study comprised a structured, online questionnaire, based on 40 items inquiring about socio-demographic information and anthropometric data (repo...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7918476/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33673375 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041813 |
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author | Zhu, Qi Li, Min Ji, Yu Shi, Youpeng Zhou, Jie Li, Qianyue Qin, Ruoyu Zhuang, Xun |
author_facet | Zhu, Qi Li, Min Ji, Yu Shi, Youpeng Zhou, Jie Li, Qianyue Qin, Ruoyu Zhuang, Xun |
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description | In February 2020, a novel coronavirus (SARS-COV2) broke out in Wuhan city of China. The Chinese government decisively imposed nationwide confinement. This study comprised a structured, online questionnaire, based on 40 items inquiring about socio-demographic information and anthropometric data (reporting weight and height), as well as changes in food intake, physical activity, and sleep during the COVID-19 outbreak. Questionnaires were distributed to residents of Jiangsu and other provinces from 29 March to 5 April. A total of 889 respondents were included, aged between 16 and 70 years (61% females). There was a significant increase in total food intake by 9.8% and a slight increase by 29.2% of respondents, and a significant decrease in physical activity by 31.5% and a slight decrease by 23.4% of respondents, especially in snacks and drinks, and outdoor activities. The rate of weight gain in the total population was 30.6% and the average weight gain was 0.5 ± 2.8 kg. The main factors contributing to weight gain were increased food intake and reduced physical activity. Additionally, normal-weight people were more likely to gain weight than people with overweight/obesity during the COVID-19 confinement. This study provided a good warning and educational reference value on lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 confinement. |
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spelling | pubmed-79184762021-03-02 “Stay-at-Home” Lifestyle Effect on Weight Gain during the COVID-19 Outbreak Confinement in China Zhu, Qi Li, Min Ji, Yu Shi, Youpeng Zhou, Jie Li, Qianyue Qin, Ruoyu Zhuang, Xun Int J Environ Res Public Health Article In February 2020, a novel coronavirus (SARS-COV2) broke out in Wuhan city of China. The Chinese government decisively imposed nationwide confinement. This study comprised a structured, online questionnaire, based on 40 items inquiring about socio-demographic information and anthropometric data (reporting weight and height), as well as changes in food intake, physical activity, and sleep during the COVID-19 outbreak. Questionnaires were distributed to residents of Jiangsu and other provinces from 29 March to 5 April. A total of 889 respondents were included, aged between 16 and 70 years (61% females). There was a significant increase in total food intake by 9.8% and a slight increase by 29.2% of respondents, and a significant decrease in physical activity by 31.5% and a slight decrease by 23.4% of respondents, especially in snacks and drinks, and outdoor activities. The rate of weight gain in the total population was 30.6% and the average weight gain was 0.5 ± 2.8 kg. The main factors contributing to weight gain were increased food intake and reduced physical activity. Additionally, normal-weight people were more likely to gain weight than people with overweight/obesity during the COVID-19 confinement. This study provided a good warning and educational reference value on lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 confinement. MDPI 2021-02-12 2021-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7918476/ /pubmed/33673375 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041813 Text en © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Zhu, Qi Li, Min Ji, Yu Shi, Youpeng Zhou, Jie Li, Qianyue Qin, Ruoyu Zhuang, Xun “Stay-at-Home” Lifestyle Effect on Weight Gain during the COVID-19 Outbreak Confinement in China |
title | “Stay-at-Home” Lifestyle Effect on Weight Gain during the COVID-19 Outbreak Confinement in China |
title_full | “Stay-at-Home” Lifestyle Effect on Weight Gain during the COVID-19 Outbreak Confinement in China |
title_fullStr | “Stay-at-Home” Lifestyle Effect on Weight Gain during the COVID-19 Outbreak Confinement in China |
title_full_unstemmed | “Stay-at-Home” Lifestyle Effect on Weight Gain during the COVID-19 Outbreak Confinement in China |
title_short | “Stay-at-Home” Lifestyle Effect on Weight Gain during the COVID-19 Outbreak Confinement in China |
title_sort | “stay-at-home” lifestyle effect on weight gain during the covid-19 outbreak confinement in china |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7918476/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33673375 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041813 |
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