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COVID‐19 lockdown consequences on body mass index and perceived fragility related to physical activity: A worldwide cohort study

Constanta Urzeala
Ukadike Chris Ugbolue
Aura Bota
Keri Kulik
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Reza Bagheri
Yaodong Gu
Nicolas Andant
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Bruno Pereira
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Karine Rouffiac
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Maëlys Clinchamps
Frédéric Dutheil
Stéphanie Mestres
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Cécile Miele
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Valentin Navel
Lénise Parreira
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Yves Boirie
Jean‐baptiste Bouillon‐minois
Maria Livia Fantini
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Jeannot Schmidt
Stéphanie Tubert‐jeannin
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Pierre Chausse
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Michael Dambrun
Sylvie Droit‐volet
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Julien Guegan
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Serge Guimond
Laurie Mondillon
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Armelle Nugier
Pascal Huguet
Samuel Dewavrin
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Fouad Marhar
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Geraldine Naughton
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Amanda Benson
Claus Lamm
Vicky Drapeau
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Raimundo Avilés Dorlhiac
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Benjamin Bustos
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Haifeng Zhang
Binh Quach
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Yanping Duan
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Gemma Gao
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Wendy Huang
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Ka Lai Kelly Lau
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Chun‐qing Zhang
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Jiao Jiao
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Kuan‐chou Chen
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Hijrah Nasir
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Perluigi Cocco
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Rosamaria Lecca
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Monica Puligheddu
Michela Figorilli
Morteza Charkhabi
Daniela Pfabigan
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Peter Dieckmann
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Samuel Antunes
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David Neto
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Pedro Almeida
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Maria João Gouveia
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Pedro Quinteiro
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Benoit Dubuis
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Juliette Lemaignen
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Andy Liu
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Foued Saadaoui

Abstract

Background: This paper is a follow-up study continuing the COVISTRESS network previous research regarding health-related determinants. Objective: The aim was to identify the main consequences of COVID-19 lockdown on Body Mass Index and Perceived Fragility, related to Physical Activity (PA), for different categories of populations, worldwide. Design: The study design included an online survey, during the first wave of COVID-19 lockdown, across different world regions. Setting and participants: The research was carried out on 10 121 participants from 67 countries. The recruitment of participants was achieved using snowball sampling techniques via social networks, with no exclusion criteria other than social media access. Main outcome measures: Body Mass Index, Physical Activity, Perceived Fragility and risk of getting infected items were analysed. SPSS software, v20, was used. Significance was set at P < .05. Results: Body Mass Index significantly increased during lockdown. For youth and young adults (18-35 years), PA decreased by 31.25%, for adults (36-65 years) by 26.05% and for the elderly (over 65 years) by 30.27%. There was a high level of Perceived Fragility and risk of getting infected for female participants and the elderly. Correlations between BMI, Perceived Fragility and PA were identified. Discussion and conclusions: The research results extend and confirm evidence that the elderly are more likely to be at risk, by experiencing weight gain, physical inactivity and enhanced Perceived Fragility. As a consequence, populations need to counteract the constraints imposed by the lockdown by being physically active.

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hal-03312961 , version 1 (03-08-2021)

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Constanta Urzeala, Martine Duclos, Ukadike Chris Ugbolue, Aura Bota, Mickael Berthon, et al.. COVID‐19 lockdown consequences on body mass index and perceived fragility related to physical activity: A worldwide cohort study. Health Expectations, 2021, ⟨10.1111/hex.13282⟩. ⟨hal-03312961⟩
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