Did the pandemic change lifestyle behaviours in Italy? An interrupted time series analysis on the four main NCDs behavioural risk factors from 2008 to 2023.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has had repercussions in several areas. The indirect effects of the pandemic on healthy living behaviours are multiple and complex to assess. The aim is to assess the impact of the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in Italy on the most relevant modifiable behaviours risks for non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

Methods

PASSI 2008-2023 data referring to a sample of 18-69-year-olds residing in Italy was used to estimate the prevalences of smoking, alcohol, fruit and vegetable consumption, and physical inactivity lifestyle. For each of these risks was used an interrupted time series (ITS) study with Generalized Least Squares (GLS) model to assess trends before and after the pandemic's outbreak in Italy (March 2020). The "intervention" period is postul

SUBMITTER: Asta F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11869655 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature