Body weight in relation to hours of sleep, and physical activity in Latin American university students during the Covid-19 pandemic
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2022 |
| Descripción: | Introduction: Short sleep, physical inactivity, and being locked up are risk factors for weight gain. Objective: We evaluated weight gain according to sex, age, hours of sleep and physical activity in university students from 10 Latin American countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Cross-sectional and multicenter study (n=4880). Results: The average age was 22.5±4.4 years. 60.2% were currently locked up. 73.6% were women, 48.2% increased their body weight, 66% reported insufficient sleep hours, and 65.9% were inactive. Women gained more weight than men (73.2%) and younger students gained more weight (85.1%). Those who had insufficient sleep hours gained most weight (67.6%). Inactive participants gained most weight (74.7%). Students who have insufficient sleep are 21% more likely to have changes in body weight compared to students who have optimal sleep. Conclusion: The increase in body weight and its risk factors during confinement should be considered as emerging from public health. |
| País: | Kérwá |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Kérwá |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/87623 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07448481.2022.2089848?journalCode=vach20 https://hdl.handle.net/10669/87623 |
| Palabra clave: | Physical exercise Sleep quality Weight gain COVID-19 SALUD |