Changes in lifestyle behaviors during COVID-19 isolation in Argentina: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Our aim was to identify changes in population habits induced by COVID-19 confinement in Argentina.

Methods

An internet-based cross-sectional survey was conducted among adults in Argentina on December 2020, requesting possible changes occurring during the COVID-19 outbreak. It included 26 questions regarding general information (age, gender, location), eating habits, desire/anxiety for food or to eat between meals, weight gain, physical activity, and hours of sleep. We ran a descriptive statistical analysis of changes in habits and lifestyle during the confinement, followed by a logistic regression analysis to explore the relation between these changes and weight gain. Results: Out of 1536 survey participants, 57.1% were female, aged 38.8 ± 13.1 years. Data s

SUBMITTER: Flores LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9554566 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature