Abstract
Background Peru has one of the highest infection and death rates in the world for the COVID-19 pandemic. The government implemented house confinement measures with probable consequences on lifestyle, particularly affecting eating habits, physical activity, sleep quality, and mental health. Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the lifestyles, physical activity, and sleep characteristics, as well as changes in eating habits in a Peruvian population during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A cross-sectional descriptive study was performed. We analyzed Peruvian adults based on an online self-administered questionnaire divided into sociodemographic, anthropometrics, COVID-19 diagnosis reported, lifestyle habits, and frequency of consumption of foods. Results During confinement for COVID-19, 1176 participants were studied. Of these, most reported weight gain (1 to 3 kg) and 35.7% were overweight. The lifestyles habits showed that 54.8% reported doing physical activity and 37.2% sleep less. The Peruvian sample presented a main meal pattern of breakfast (95.7%), lunch (97.5%), and dinner (89.1%). Likewise, eating habits before and during COVID-19 pandemic showed that vegetables (OR:1.56, CI95% 1.21–200), fruit (OR: 1.42, CI95% 1.10–1.81), legumes (OR:1.67, CI95% 1.23–2.28), and eggs (OR: 2.00, CI95% 1.52–2.65) presented significant consumption increase during social isolation, while bakery products (OR: 0.74, CI95% 0.56–0.97), meat, snack, refreshment, and fast food decreased in consumption. Other foods showed no significant differences. Conclusion This study showed an important frequency of overweight and sleep changes. There was a slight increase in physical activity despite the social isolation measures and an increase in healthy eating habits; nevertheless, the majority reported gaining weight.
Highlights
An announcement made by the WHO on January 30, 2020, declared COVID-19 a global health emergency due to the exponential growth of cases in China and other countries of the world [1]
Given the circumstances and the measures needed to control the spread of the disease, government authorities were forced to take decisive actions, such as social distancing and mandatory isolation in homes, which have led to restrictions on various daily activities, with probable Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism consequences on lifestyle, affecting eating habits, physical activity, sleep quality, and mental health [3]
Is study highlights the potential impact of social isolation due to COVID-19 by including a variety of weightrelated behaviors in Peruvian adults. e results of this study indicate that of all the participants subjected to social
Summary
An announcement made by the WHO on January 30, 2020, declared COVID-19 a global health emergency due to the exponential growth of cases in China and other countries of the world [1]. Peru is among the countries with the highest global contagion and mortality rates from COVID-19, which has led to estimating that life expectancy in this country has decreased during 2020 by more than two years [4] In this country, the first case of COVID-19 infection was reported by the government on March 6, 2020. E government implemented house confinement measures with probable consequences on lifestyle, affecting eating habits, physical activity, sleep quality, and mental health. E aim of this study was to assess the lifestyles, physical activity, and sleep characteristics, as well as changes in eating habits in a Peruvian population during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ere was a slight increase in physical activity despite the social isolation measures and an increase in healthy eating habits; the majority reported gaining weight Conclusion. is study showed an important frequency of overweight and sleep changes. ere was a slight increase in physical activity despite the social isolation measures and an increase in healthy eating habits; the majority reported gaining weight
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