Eating habits and lifestyle changes during COVID-19 lockdown: an Italian survey
Eating habits and lifestyle changes during COVID-19 lockdown: an Italian survey
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DOI：
10.1186/s12967-020-02399-5
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发表时间：
2020-06-08
影响因子：
7.4
通讯作者：
De Lorenzo, Antonino
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作者：
Di Renzo, Laura;Gualtieri, Paola;De Lorenzo, Antonino
背景2019年12月12日，一种新型冠状病毒（SARS-Cov 2）在中国武汉出现，引发了人类急性呼吸道综合征（COVID-19）大流行。于二零二零年四月二十四日，根据约翰霍普金斯大学COVID-Case Tracker的数据，全球COVID-19死亡人数为195，313人，而COVID-19确诊病例为2，783，512人。COVID-19大流行对人类健康造成巨大影响，通过社交距离和居家隔离导致生活方式突然改变，带来社会和经济后果。在这一流行病期间优化公共卫生不仅需要医学和生物科学知识，而且需要与生活方式、社会和行为研究有关的所有人文科学知识，包括饮食习惯和生活方式。方法我们的研究旨在调查COVID-19大流行对12岁以上意大利人群饮食习惯和生活方式变化的直接影响。这项研究包括一个结构化的问卷包，询问人口统计信息（年龄，性别，居住地，目前的就业）;人体测量数据（报告的体重和身高）;饮食习惯信息（坚持地中海饮食，每日摄入某些食物，食物频率和每日用餐次数）;生活习惯信息（杂货店购物，吸烟习惯，睡眠质量和体育活动）。调查于2020年4月5日至24日进行。结果共调查了3533名被调查者，年龄在12 ~ 86岁之间（76.1%为女性）。48.6%的人认为体重增加; 3.3%的吸烟者决定戒烟; 38.3%的受访者报告身体活动略有增加，特别是体重训练;与年轻人和老年人相比，18-30岁的人群对地中海饮食的依从性更高（分别为p < 0.001; p < 0.001）; 15%的受访者转向农民或有机，购买水果和蔬菜，特别是在意大利的北部和中部，那里的BMI值较低。结论在这项研究中，我们首次提供了关于COVID-19封锁期间意大利人口生活方式、饮食习惯和地中海饮食模式的数据。然而，由于COVID-19疫情仍在持续，我们的数据需要在未来更广泛的人口研究中得到确认和调查。
Background On December 12th 2019, a new coronavirus (SARS-Cov2) emerged in Wuhan, China, sparking a pandemic of acute respiratory syndrome in humans (COVID-19). On the 24th of April 2020, the number of COVID-19 deaths in the world, according to the COVID-Case Tracker by Johns Hopkins University, was 195,313, and the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases was 2,783,512. The COVID-19 pandemic represents a massive impact on human health, causing sudden lifestyle changes, through social distancing and isolation at home, with social and economic consequences. Optimizing public health during this pandemic requires not only knowledge from the medical and biological sciences, but also of all human sciences related to lifestyle, social and behavioural studies, including dietary habits and lifestyle. Methods Our study aimed to investigate the immediate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on eating habits and lifestyle changes among the Italian population aged >= 12 years. The study comprised a structured questionnaire packet that inquired demographic information (age, gender, place of residence, current employment); anthropometric data (reported weight and height); dietary habits information (adherence to the Mediterranean diet, daily intake of certain foods, food frequency, and number of meals/day); lifestyle habits information (grocery shopping, habit of smoking, sleep quality and physical activity). The survey was conducted from the 5th to the 24th of April 2020. Results A total of 3533 respondents have been included in the study, aged between 12 and 86 years (76.1% females). The perception of weight gain was observed in 48.6% of the population; 3.3% of smokers decided to quit smoking; a slight increased physical activity has been reported, especially for bodyweight training, in 38.3% of respondents; the population group aged 18-30 years resulted in having a higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet when compared to the younger and the elderly population (p < 0.001; p < 0.001, respectively); 15% of respondents turned to farmers or organic, purchasing fruits and vegetables, especially in the North and Center of Italy, where BMI values were lower. Conclusions In this study, we have provided for the first time data on the Italian population lifestyle, eating habits and adherence to the Mediterranean Diet pattern during the COVID-19 lockdown. However, as the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing, our data need to be confirmed and investigated in future more extensive population studies.