Association of the practice of physical activity and dietary pattern with psychological distress before and during Covid-19 in Brazilian adults
Fecha
2023Autor
Versión
Acceso abierto / Sarbide irekia
Tipo
Artículo / Artikulua
Versión
Versión publicada / Argitaratu den bertsioa
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10.3390/nu15081926
Resumen
To verify the association between the practice of physical activity and dietary patterns
and psychological distress before and during the lockdown due to COVID-19, a cross-sectional
study was performed with 2000 Brazilians (mean [M] = 35.78 years; standard deviation [SD] = 11.20;
59.6% women) recruited through convenience sampling via digital media. Participants completed an
electronic questi ...
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To verify the association between the practice of physical activity and dietary patterns
and psychological distress before and during the lockdown due to COVID-19, a cross-sectional
study was performed with 2000 Brazilians (mean [M] = 35.78 years; standard deviation [SD] = 11.20;
59.6% women) recruited through convenience sampling via digital media. Participants completed an
electronic questionnaire containing sociodemographic and clinical information, nutritional patterns,
physical activity, and psychological distress. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and
multinomial regression. Before the COVID-19 lockdown, the chance of women presenting very
high stress, in relation to men, was six times higher (OR = 6.32; 95% CI 4.20–9.51), a behavior
that remained similar during the lockdown (OR = 6.63; 95% CI 4.40–10.00). Before the lockdown,
insufficient physical activity doubled the chance of having very high stress in relation to those who
engaged in physical activities six to seven times a week (OR = 2.11; 95% CI 1.10–4.02). However,
during the lockdown, this probability was higher, from twice to 10 times the chance (OR = 10.19;
95% CI 4.85–21.41). Not exercising alone (OR = 2.18; 95% CI 1.52–3.11) and a decreasing physical
activity frequency (OR = 2.28; 95% CI 1.40–3.71) were also associated with very high stress during the
lockdown. Additionally, the consumption of smaller amounts of food showed an inverse association
with very high stress (OR = 0.28; 95% CI 0.18–0.43). The maintenance of physical activity and an
adequate eating frequency are measures that should be considered to cope with higher levels of
anxiety and depression. [--]
Materias
Anxiety,
COVID-19,
Depression,
Dietary pattern,
Physical activity
Editor
MDPI
Publicado en
Nutrients 2023, 15, 1926
Departamento
Universidad Pública de Navarra. Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud /
Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa. Osasun Zientziak Saila