The impact of COVID-19 quarantine on dietary habits and physical activity in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments around the world to impose strict hygiene and national lockdown measures, which in turn has changed the dietary and lifestyle habits of the world's population. Thus, the aim of this study is to evaluate whether dietary and physical activity behaviors of Saudi Arabia's adult population changed during the COVID-19 quarantine.

Methods

An electronic questionnaire which assessed changes in body weight, dietary habits, and physical activity of Saudi Arabia's adult population (n = 2255) during the COVID-19 quarantine was distributed on social media between June and July 2020. To test the differences between changes in dietary and physical activity behaviors in relation to changes in body weight a Chi-square test was used.

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SUBMITTER: Bakhsh MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8323088 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature