Changes in Eating Habits and Lifestyles in a Peruvian Population during Social Isolation for the COVID-19 Pandemic
Table 4
Factors associated with high body mass index during the COVID-19 pandemic in the study sample.
Variables
BMI
ORc (CI95%)
ORa (CI95%)
<25 kg/m2 (n = 657)
≥25 kg/m2 (n = 519)
Age (years)
28.0 ± 11.0
35.1 ± 12.4
1.05 (1.04–1.06)
—
Sex (%)
Men
250 (43.8)
321 (56.2)
1
—
Women
407 (67.3)
198 (32.7)
0.38 (0.30–0.48)
—
Vegetables (%)
No
299 (52.5)
270 (47.5)
1
1
Yes
358 (59.0)
249 (41.0)
0.77 (0.61–0.97)
0.87 (0.68–1.11)
PA at home (%)
No
255 (47.9)
277 (52.1)
1
1
Yes
402 (62.4)
242 (37.6)
0.55 (0.44–0.70)
0.58 (0.45–0.74)
PA per week (days)
2.1 ± 2.1
1.6 ± 2.0
0.89 (0.84–0.94)
0.89 (0.84–0.94)
Time of PA (%)
No physical activity
255 (47.9)
277 (52.1)
1
1
Less than 30 minutes
156 (60.7)
101 (39.3)
0.60 (0.44–0.81)
0.61 (0.44–0.84)
30 minutes to 1 hour
217 (64.8)
118 (35.2)
0.50 (0.38–0.66)
0.54 (0.40–0.73)
1 to 2 hours
27 (58.7)
19 (41.3)
0.65 (0.35–1.19)
0.64 (0.33–1.21)
Others
2 (33.3)
4 (66.7)
1.84 (0.36–13.36)
1.01 (0.18–8.03)
Data expressed as absolute and relative frequency (%) or mean ± SD. cOR, crude odds ratios; aOR, adjusted odds ratio by all sex and age; CI95%, confidence interval 95%; PA, physical activity. ∗∗P < 0.01.
