Table 2.

Changes in dietary behavior, body weight, and physical activity during COVID-19 social distancing, Bahia, Brazil, 2020.

SEX
	Female		Male
VARIABLES	n	%	n	%	P value
Volume of meals
Increase	356	48.4	92	41.8
Reduction	141	19.2	40	18.2	0.009
No alteration	735	32.4	88	40
Fractioning of meals
Increase	345	46.9	76	34.5
Reduction	150	20.4	49	22.3	0.003
No alteration	240	32.7	95	43.2
Physical activity
Didn't practice and started practicing	116	15.8	24	10.9
Didn't practice and continued not practicing	201	27.3	51	23.2
Practiced and continued	161	21.9	61	27.7	0.799
Practiced and didn't continue	230	31.3	78	35.5
None of the options	27	3.7	6	2.7
Body weight
No alteration in weight	168	22.9	61	27.7
Loss of weight	158	21.5	55	25.0	0.101
Gain in weight	397	54.0	99	45.0
None of the options	12	1.6	5	2.3
BMI before social distancing
Low weight	65	11.1	14	7.8
Eutrophia	358	61	84	46.9	0.000
Overweight	118	20.1	60	33.5
Obesity	46	7.8	21	11.7
BMI during social distancing
Low weight	34	10.1	5	4.9
Eutrophia	187	55.5	42	41.2	0.004
Overweight	83	24.6	41	40.2
Obesity	33	9.8	14	13.7