Mudanças no peso corporal na coorte NutriNet Brasil durante a pandemia de covid-19

Caroline dos Santos Costa; Eurídice  Martínez Steele; Maria Alvim Leite; Fernanda Rauber; Renata Bertazzi Levy; Carlos Augusto Monteiro

doi:10.1590/SciELOPreprints.1667

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Caroline dos Santos Costa Universidade de São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3522-1546
Eurídice Martínez Steele Universidade de São Paulo
Maria Alvim Leite Universidade de São Paulo
Fernanda Rauber Universidade de São Paulo
Renata Bertazzi Levy Universidade de São Paulo
Carlos Augusto Monteiro Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.1667

Keywords:

Weight Gain, Weight Loss, Sociodemographic Variables, Nutritional Status, Coronavirus Infections

Abstract

This study describes body weight changes among participants of the NutriNet Brasil cohort (n = 14,259) during the covid-19 pandemic. We analyzed data reported before the pandemic onset (01/26/2020 to 03/18/2020) and about six months after (09/14/2020 to 10/19/2020). Our results show that 19.7% of the participants gained ≥ 2 kg. Weight gain was directly associated with male gender, lower education, and previous presence of overweight, and inversely associated with age. In turn, 15.2% lost ≥ 2kg, being directly associated with male gender and previous presence of overweight and inversely associated with age.