The COVID-19 Pandemic and changes in adult Brazilian lifestyles: a cross-sectional study, 2020. / A pandemia da COVID-19 e as mudanças no estilo de vida dos brasileiros adultos: um estudo transversal, 2020.
Epidemiol Serv Saude
; 29(4): e2020407, 2020.
Article
in Portuguese, English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-911042
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe lifestyle changes with regard to consumption of tobacco and alcohol, food intake and physical activity, in the period of social restriction resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS:
This is a cross-sectional study conducted in Brazil with data from the ConVid online health behavior survey. The data were collected via an online questionnaire answered by the survey participants. Post-stratification procedures were used to calculate prevalence rates and 95% confidence intervals.RESULTS:
45,161 individuals aged 18 years or more participated. During the period of social restriction participants reported a decrease in practicing physical activity and an increase in time spent using computers or tablets or watching TV, intake of ultra-processed foods, number of cigarettes smoked and alcoholic beverage consumption. Differences were observed according to sex and age group.CONCLUSION:
The results indicate a worsening of lifestyles and an increase in health risk behaviors.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Betacoronavirus
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Life Style
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
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Portuguese
Journal:
Epidemiol Serv Saude
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S1679-49742020000400026
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