Impact of Lockdown due to COVID-19 on lifestyle and diet pattern of college students of Eastern India: A cross-sectional survey.
Nepal J Epidemiol
; 12(1): 1139-1155, 2022 Mar.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1798959
ABSTRACT
Background:
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown measures to confine it has disrupted the routine of the public. The impact of such long-term confinements on the lifestyle and diet of students are not known and hence this study was designed to assess the impact of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic on the lifestyle and diet of university students.Methods:
An online cross-sectional survey among 622 university students across various educational institutes of east India using a pre-designed questionnaire about lifestyle-diet before and during the lockdown. Results were tabulated and statistical tests like Paired t-test, Wilcoxon Rank sign test, and Mc-Nemar tests were applied and overall significance was attributed to P<0.05.Results:
During the lockdown a total of 2.4% (95% CI 1.4-3.8%) decrease in prevalence of tobacco use, 8.7% (95% CI 6.6-11%) decrease in physical activity and a 0.8 hour (95% CI 0.6-0.9 hour) increase in the mean sleep duration was observed. There was a significant increase in use of fresh fruits consumption [Median(IQR)-before2(1-5);during3(1-5) days] and a decrease in meat-poultry[Median(IQR)-before 2(0-3);during 1(0-3)days] and junk food[Median(IQR)-before1(0-2);during0(0-2)days] consumption during the lockdown.Conclusion:
A significant proportion of changes in lifestyle and frequency of consumption of certain food items in the dietary pattern during the lockdown.
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Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Language:
English
Journal:
Nepal J Epidemiol
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Nje.v12i1.42292
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