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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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Autores principales: Zhu, Qi, Li, Min, Ji, Yu, Shi, Youpeng, Zhou, Jie, Li, Qianyue, Qin, Ruoyu, Zhuang, Xun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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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
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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/).
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“Stay-at-Home” Lifestyle Effect on Weight Gain during the COVID-19 Outbreak Confinement in China
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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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