Lifestyle behaviors in Swedish university students before and during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Changes in Swedish university students' lifestyle behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic are unknown. This study aimed to assess physical activity, sitting time, meal frequency and risk substance use (alcohol, tobacco, and illicit use of drugs) in Swedish university students before and during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, for all and stratified by age and sex.

Methods

Data were obtained from the Sustainable University Life cohort study in which web-based surveys were sent to university students repeatedly for one year. Baseline assessment (before the pandemic) was between August 2019-March 2020, follow-up 1 (FU1) between March-June 2020, and follow-up 2 (FU2) between June-September 2020. Participants reported weekly minutes of physical activity, d

SUBMITTER: Larsson K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9202972 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature