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. 2021 Oct 26;13(11):3788. doi: 10.3390/nu13113788

Table 4.

Association of participants’ characteristics and lifestyle habits to overweight and obesity before and during COVID-19 lockdown.

Predictors Outcome—Overweight and Obesity before COVID-19 Lockdown (N = 286) Outcome—Overweight and Obesity during COVID-19 Lockdown (N = 329)
N (%) OR 95% CI p-Value N (%) OR 95% CI p-Value
Gender
Boys 146 51.1 1 164 49.9 1
Girls 141 49.3 0.81 0.63 1.06 0.061 165 50.2 0.84 0.66 1.08 0.091
Age (categories)
10–11 years 58 20.3 1 69 21.0 1
12–13 years 166 58.0 0.99 0.70 1.39 0.471 191 58.1 0.94 0.68 1.30 0.359
14–15 years 63 22.0 0.58 0.39 0.87 0.004 69 21.0 0.51 0.35 0.75 0.001
Residence
Rural 78 27.3 1 96 29.2 1
Urban 208 72.7 1.07 0.80 1.43 0.329 233 70.8 0.95 0.72 1.24 0.346
Physical activity level
Low 68 23.8 1 251 76.3 1
Moderate 214 74.8 0.71 0.52 0.97 0.016 75 22.8 0.94 0.70 1.27 0.352
High 3 1.1 0.58 0.16 2.06 0.199 3 0.9 1.04 0.28 3.88 0.476
Organized activities (sports)
<2 d/week 104 36.4 1 174 52.9 1
2–3 d/week 83 29.0 0.59 0.43 0.82 0.001 85 25.8 0.23 0.17 0.31 <0.001
≥4 d/week 99 34.6 0.82 0.60 1.12 0.104 70 21.3 0.36 0.26 0.50 <0.001
Non-organized activities (games)
<2 d/week 70 24.5 1 100 30.4 1
2–3 d/week 87 30.4 0.58 0.41 0.83 0.002 87 26.4 0.78 0.56 1.08 0.067
≥4 d/week 129 45.1 0.63 0.45 0.89 0.004 142 43.2 0.78 0.58 1.05 0.050
Sedentary activities
Class sitting/homework
≥7 h/day 186 65.0 1 234 71.1 1
<7 h/day 100 35.0 0.89 0.68 1.17 0.203 95 28.9 1.19 0.91 1.57 0.099
PC/tablet/mobile phone use
<2 h/day 88 30.8 1 58 17.6 1
≥2 h/day 198 69.2 0.83 0.63 1.11 0.111 271 82.4 0.94 0.68 1.31 0.366
TV watching
≥2 h/day 24 8.4 1 51 15.5 1
<2 h/day 262 91.6 1.13 0.71 1.83 0.302 278 84.5 1.23 0.87 1.75 0.121
Sleeping
≤7 h/day 191 66.8 1 216 65.7 1
8–9 h/day 3 1.1 0.51 0.15 1.73 0.140 12 3.7 0.65 0.34 1.23 0.092
>9 h/day 92 32.2 0.75 0.57 0.99 0.021 101 30.7 0.93 0.71 1.23 0.308