The effects of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders on physical activity of people with obesity

Autor: Wagner Luiz do Prado, Mara Cristina Lofrano-Prado, Diego Giulliano Destro Christofaro, Carla Caroliny de Almeida Santana, Gabriel Grizzo Cucato, Matthew Jackson, Grace Shumate, Sarah Shumate, Marilia de Almeida Correia, João Paulo Botero, Raphael Mendes Ritti-Dias
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: einstein (São Paulo) v.20 2022
Einstein (São Paulo)
Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein (IIEPAE)
instacron:IIEPAE
Einstein (São Paulo), Volume: 20, Article number: eAO6727, Published: 22 APR 2022
ISSN: 2317-6385
1679-4508
Popis: Objective\ud To verify the association of changes on physical activity levels during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak of individuals with normal weight and overweight/obesity, and the influence of sex in this relationship.\ud \ud Methods\ud This cross-sectional study (survey research) was conducted in Brazil between May 5 and May 17, 2020. Participants (n=1,828 / 1,062 women >18 years) were invited through social media to answer a structured questionnaire via Google Forms. The online assessment included self-reported responses to questions on physical activity, overall health, weight, and height. Binary logistic regression analyzed the relationship between overweight/obesity (body mass index ≥25kg/m2), the impact of COVID-19 on physical activity level, and the influence of sex.\ud \ud Results\ud Compared to normal weight people, those with overweight/obesity practice less moderate to vigorous physical activity (p
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