Factors associated with weight gain during COVID-19 pandemic: A global study
Por:
Huang, Junjie, Chan, Sze Chai, Ko, Samantha, Wang H.H.X., Yuan, Jacky, Xu, Wanghong, Zheng, Zhi-Jie, Xue, Hao, Zhang, Lin, Jiang, Johnny Y., Huang J.L.W., Chen, Ping, Palaganas, Erlinda, Viwattanakulvanid, Pramon, Somrongthong, Ratana, Caicedo, Andres, Medina-Arellano, Maria de Jesus, Murphy, Jill, Paredes M.B.A., Withers, Mellissa, Wong M.C.S., Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Global Health Program
Publicada:
20 abr 2023
Categoría:
Multidisciplinary
Resumen:
BackgroundThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted
in changes in lifestyle habits and experiences of mental health
outcomes, some of which were possibly related to weight gain, leading to
an increase in the prevalence of obesity, which is associated with the
development of several severe diseases. Concerns regarding weight gain
and its impact on health outcomes are prevalent worldwide, with obesity
being one of the highest causes of mortality in current society.
MethodsA self-reported questionnaire collected data from participants
aged 18 years of age and above from 26 countries and regions worldwide.
Post-hoc multiple logistic regression analyses have been done to
evaluate the association between demographic and socioeconomic factors,
and the perspectives that were identified to be associated with weight
gain. ResultsParticipants belonging to a younger age group; with a
higher level of education; living in an urban area; living with family
members; employed full-time; and had obesity were found to be more
vulnerable to weight gain. After adjusting for socio-demographic
factors, participants who were quarantined; exercised less prior to the
pandemic; consumed unhealthy foods; and reported negative thoughts such
as helplessness and the perceived risk of COVID-19, were more likely to
experience weight gain; while negative thoughts such as having no means
of control over the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequences of the
COVID-19 pandemic will have great personal effect were associated with
females, students, and people living in the rural area.
ConclusionsWeight gain risk during the pandemic was significantly
associated with certain socio-demographic and COVID-19 related factors.
To improve public health outcomes, future research should conduct a
longitudinal evaluation on the effects of COVID-19 experiences upon
health choices. Streamlined mental support should also be provided to
the vulnerable groups which were prone to negative thoughts that were
associated with weight gain.
Filiaciones:
JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
Centre for Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan UniversityShanghai, China
Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, Peking UniversityBeijing, China
Center for Experimental Economics in Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China
School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijing, China
North Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong UniversityShanghai, China
Institute of Management, University of the Philippines Baguio, Baguio, Philippines
College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn UniversityBangkok, Thailand
Instituto de Investigaciones en Biomedicina iBioMed, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
Institute of Legal Research, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)Mexico City, Mexico
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do PortoPorto, Portugal
Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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