Rapid Survey on Lifestyle Changes and Body Weight Gain Among Algerians During COVID-19 Lockdown

Farouk  Boudou; Amal  Belakredar; Abdelkrim  Berroukche; Messaouda  Benhamza; Malika  Bendahmane-Salmi

doi:10.51745/najfnr.4.10.S3-S7

Rapid Survey on Lifestyle Changes and Body Weight Gain Among Algerians During COVID-19 Lockdown

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Issue Vol. 4 No. 10 (2020): Special Issue: Nutritional Insight on Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 (NINC-19)

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Aims: To assess the potential influence of lifestyle changes during the first month of COVID-19 lockdown on body weight gains (WG) in an Algerian population cohort.

Subjects and Methods: A sample survey, carried out using a self-administered questionnaire, sent on social networks to a random sample (172 participants). Anthropometric measurements were obtained as well as lifestyle factors including physical activity, diet habits, sleep, and screen time.

Results: The average WG was; 1.02 ± 3.36, 1.18±2.15, and 0.95±3.79 (kg) for the total sample, men and women respectively. Δ-BMI (body mass index difference before and after one month of lockdown period) increased as following; 0.42±1.43, 0.39±0.68, and 0.43±1.66 (Kg/m²) for the total sample, men and women respectively. WG induced slightly changes from the normal BMI category to the overweight category for the total cohort (24.87±6.74 vs 25.28±7.19 kg/m²), women (25.13±7.65 vs 25.56±8.19 kg/m²) whereas no effect was reported in men (24.28±4.03 vs 24.67±4.15 kg/m²). A significant difference (p < 0.001) was revealed in men and women for sport practicing (53.33 vs 40.90 % respectively) and nighttime snacking (56.60% for men against 43.55% for women). Positive correlation between body WG and number of meals/day in men (r=0.341, p=0.012), while for women there was a positive correlation between WG change and both food intake (r=0.170, p=0.066) and nighttime snacking (r=0.228, p=0.013). Furthermore, a negative correlation between WG and sport practicing was found in women (r =-0.221, p=0.016).

Conclusions: Significant WG was found during a short Covid-19 lockdown. The WG results presented herein were positively associated with certain lifestyle variables during the Covid-19 lockdown.

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Weight Gain Body Mass Index (BMI) Sedentary Behavior (Lifestyle Changes) Feeding Behavior (Nighttime Snacking) Quarantine (COVID-19 Lockdown) COVID-19 Algeria

Farouk Boudou

Djillali Liabes University, Faculty of Life and Natural Sciences, Department of Biology, P.O. Box 89, Sidi-bel-Abbes 22000
Amal Belakredar

Laboratory of Eco-Development of Spaces, Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Life, University Djillali Liabes, Sidi-Bel-Abbes, BP 89, 22000 Sidi-Bel-Abbes
Abdelkrim Berroukche

Research Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Tahar-Moulay University of Saida
Messaouda Benhamza

Research Laboratory of Environment and Health (RLEH), Faculty of Medicine, Sidi-Bel-Abbes
Malika Bendahmane-Salmi

Research Laboratory of Environment and Health (RLEH), Faculty of Medicine, Sidi-Bel-Abbes

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Boudou, F. ., Belakredar, A. ., Berroukche, A. ., Benhamza, M. ., & Bendahmane-Salmi, M. . (2020). Rapid Survey on Lifestyle Changes and Body Weight Gain Among Algerians During COVID-19 Lockdown. The North African Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, 4(10), S3-S7. https://doi.org/10.51745/najfnr.4.10.S3-S7

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