Change in alcohol consumption and physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic amongst 76 medical students.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate whether the COVID-19 pandemic has affected physical activity and alcohol consumption among medical students.

Methods

Cross-sectional survey study among 76 students in their second year of medical school. The Wilcoxon sign-rank test and Kruskal-Wallis H test were used to assess the difference between groups.

Results

Of 76 respondents, 68% were women, 66% were single and 34% were co-habiting. The median age was 21 years. Overall alcohol consumption decreased during the pandemic year by 12 g/week. Overall physical activity did not significantly change. The decrease in alcohol consumption was mostly caused by a change seen in a high tertile, change was -96 g/week. Alcohol consumption decreased more in women than in men, p = 0.0001.

Concl

SUBMITTER: Sandell C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8667719 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature