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Factors Associated with Perceived Change in Weight, Physical Activity, and Food Consumption during the COVID-19 Lockdown in Latin America

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dc.contributor.author Mejia, Christian R.
dc.contributor.author Farfán Reaño, Carmen Bertha Isabel
dc.contributor.author Figueroa-Tarrillo, Jorge A.
dc.contributor.author Palomino, Kely
dc.contributor.author Pereira-Victorio, Cesar Johan
dc.contributor.author Failoc-Rojas, Virgilio E.
dc.contributor.author Valladares-Garrido, Mario J.
dc.coverage.spatial Perú
dc.coverage.spatial Chile
dc.coverage.spatial Paraguay
dc.coverage.spatial México
dc.coverage.spatial Colombia
dc.coverage.spatial Bolivia
dc.coverage.spatial Panamá
dc.coverage.spatial Ecuador
dc.coverage.spatial Costa Rica
dc.coverage.spatial El Salvador
dc.coverage.spatial Honduras
dc.coverage.spatial Guatemala
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-23T15:49:33Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-23T15:49:33Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/13271
dc.description.abstract Quarantine and the restrictions necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic have generated problems in nutrition and physical condition around the world. We aimed to determine factors associated with changes in perceived weight and lifestyle factors during the COVID-19 quarantine in Latin America, conducting a cross-sectional study based on a survey administered in more than a dozen countries during June–August 2020. Perceptions of weight changes and alterations in other habits were investigated and were associated with social factors and self-reported diseases. Of 8800 respondents, the majority perceived that they had gained weight and had been less physically active. Being female, living in Bolivia, obesity, and stress were factors associated with a higher perception of weight gain. A higher perception of physical activity was also associated with living in Chile, being of older age, being female, having diabetes, obesity, and stress. When living in Paraguay and Mexico, being female, obesity, anxiety, and stress were associated with a higher perception of unhealthy food consumption. When living in Bolivia, women, obesity, and stress were associated with a higher perception of consuming larger food portions. In conclusion, the perceived changes in weight and lifestyle during the pandemic were more evident in women, people with comorbidities, and those with emotional distress. Differences in the perception of weight changes were minimal among Latin American countries. This information suggests the possible metabolic implications in at-risk individuals that should be further addressed by researchers for timely intervention. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher MDPI
dc.relation.ispartofseries Sustainability (Basel)
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject changes in body weight en_US
dc.subject eating behavior en_US
dc.subject COVID-19 en_US
dc.subject Latin America en_US
dc.subject.mesh Cambios en el Peso Corporal
dc.subject.mesh Conducta Alimentaria
dc.subject.mesh COVID-19
dc.subject.mesh América Latina
dc.title Factors Associated with Perceived Change in Weight, Physical Activity, and Food Consumption during the COVID-19 Lockdown in Latin America en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.3390/su15032382
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.05.08
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#5.07.00
dc.relation.issn 2071-1050


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