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. 2022 Apr 15;49:241–245. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2022.04.011

Table 3.

Lifestyle factors affecting body weight change in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Changes in body weight (ref): Unchanged
Increased body weight B OR [Exp(B)] Lower 95% CI Upper 95% CI p
Total food consumption (ref: unchanged)
 Increased 1.327 3.770 2.629 5.405 0.014∗
 Decreased 0.710 1.635 0.902 2.562 0.175
Physical activity (ref: unchanged)
 Increased 0.180 1.085 0.532 1.394 0.721
 Decreased 0.718 2.051 1.198 3.509 0.009∗∗
Screen time (ref: unchanged)
 Increased 0.648 1.912 1.374 2.661 <0.001∗∗
 Decreased 0.526 1.225 0.869 2.101 0.062
Sleeping time (ref: unchanged)
 Increased 1.289 3.630 2.551 5.166 <0.001∗∗
 Decreased −0.368 0.782 0.280 1.599 0.670
Use of vitamin-mineral supplements (ref: unchanged)
 Increased 0.266 1.204 0.946 1.798 0.105
 Decreased 0.425 1.301 0.902 1.869 0.226
Food label reading (ref: unchanged)
 Increased −0.221 0.712 0.576 1.570 0.681
 Decreased
−0.075
0.890
0.406
1.395
0.563
Decreased body weight
B
OR [Exp(B)]
Lower 95% CI
Upper 95% CI
p
Total food consumption (ref: unchanged)
 Increased 0.701 1.715 0.803 3.162 0.202
 Decreased 0.821 2.023 1.159 3.365 0.369
Physical activity (ref: unchanged)
 Increased 0.115 1.126 0.413 2.438 0.725
 Decreased 0.260 0.986 0.307 1.374 0.528
Screen time (ref: unchanged)
 Increased 0.179 0.917 0.433 1.872 0.441
 Decreased 0.520 1.572 1.020 2.112 0.108
Sleeping time (ref: unchanged)
 Increased −0.223 0.792 0.421 1.697 0.608
 Decreased 0.510 1.211 0.381 2.367 0.056
Use of vitamin-mineral supplements (ref: unchanged)
 Increased 1.198 3.313 1.262 4.807 0.015∗
 Decreased 0.729 1.578 0.781 2.364 0.116
Food label reading (ref: unchanged)
 Increased 1.032 1.263 0.986 2.657 0.063
 Decreased 0.795 0.921 0.720 1.537 0.124

Multinomial logistic regression analysis was used Age and gender were included into the regression model.

OR: Odds Ratio. CI: Confidence Interval. ∗p < 0.05 ∗∗p < 0.01.