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. 2021 Mar 12;127(2):298–317. doi: 10.1017/S0007114521000921

Table 4.

Determinants of body weight during pandemic confinements

Determinants that can influence weight gain
Demographics
  Female(21,34,39,43,52,64)
  Baseline obese and overweight(21,23,24,25,37,38,42,44,49,64,67)
  BMI < 24(36,49)
  Age group > 45 years(24,38,53)
  Age group < 25 years(24,40)
  Having children under the age of 18 at home(51)
  Changed work environment to working from home(20,40,57)
Work environment
  Loss of job(20)
  Interruption of work routine(20)
  Changed work habits: furloughed or working from home(20)
  Suspension of schools(48)
Dietary behaviours
  Increased food consumption(23,33,34,37,38,39,44,67)
  Decreased consumption of fresh food products (particularly fruits, vegetables and fish)(20,21,36,38,39)
  Increased consumption of homemade recipes, sweets and pizza(22,23)
  Increased home cooking(38)
  Increased cereal consumption(20,22)
  Consumption of unhealthy foods(21,23,24,34,37,39,41,43,44,51)
  Poor attention to diet balance(22)
  Snacking after dinner(20,25)
  Binge eating(40,44)
  Loss of control to eating(40)
  Eating in response to stress as a coping mechanism(21,25)
  Eating secondary to appearance and smell of food(25)
  Emotional eating(21,42,44)
  Increase in alcohol intake(34,36,38)
Psychological factors
  Decreased sleep time(25,43)
  Lower sleep quality(45,62)
  Stress(22,26,44,55,56,58,59,61)
  Boredom(22)
  Living alone(22,34)
  Anxiety/depression(23,58,41,61,64)
  Depressive symptoms(34,40,44)
  Mood disturbances(43)
  Weight/shape concerns(37)
  Socio-economic factors
  Lack of garden(53)
  Urban residence(51,60)
  Lower education level(22,57)
  Residence in a macroeconomic region > 50 % of EU-28 GDP(36)
  Lower socio-economic level(47,57)
Physical inactivity
  Physical activity before lockdown(52)
  Decreased physical activity(23,24,26,33,34,3741,44,43,46,47,49,53,55,5660)
  Limitations of outdoor and in-gym activities(20,22,34,42)
  Increased screen/TV time(23,37,38,47,5557)
Co-morbidities
  Associated chronic illness(47,52,56,65,66)
Determinants that can be associated with weight loss
  Underweight before confinement(24,36)
  Younger age(36)
  Remote work(36)
  Urban residence(51,60)
  Ate less(36)
  Ate more fruits/vegetable(36)
  Drank more water(36)
  Ate more pulses/seafood/fish(36)
  Did not consume alcohol(36)
  Regular exercise before lockdown(63)