Effects of COVID-19 home confinement on physical activity and eating behaviour Preliminary results of the ECLB-COVID19 international online-survey
Achraf Ammar
(1)
,
Michael Brach
,
Khaled Trabelsi
(2)
,
Hamdi Chtourou
,
Omar Boukhris
,
Liwa Masmoudi
,
Bassem Bouaziz
(3)
,
Ellen Bentlage
,
Daniella How
,
Mona Ahmed
,
Patrick Mueller
,
Notger Mueller
,
Asma Aloui
(4)
,
Omar Hammouda
,
Laisa Liane Paineiras-Domingos
,
Annemarie Braakman-Jansen
,
Christian Wrede
,
Sophia Bastoni
,
Carlos Soares Pernambuco
,
Leonardo Mataruna
,
Morteza Taheri
,
Khadijeh Irandoust
,
Aimen Khacharem
,
Nicola Bragazzi
(5)
,
Karim Chamari
(6)
,
Jordan Glenn
,
Nicholas Bott
,
Faiez Gargouri
(3)
,
Lotfi Chaari
(7, 8)
,
Hadj Batatia
(7)
,
Gamal Mohamed Ali
,
Osama Abdelkarim
,
Mohamed Jarraya
(9)
,
Kais El Abed
,
Nizar Souissi
,
Lisette van Gemert-Pijnen
,
Bryan Riemann
,
Laurel Riemann
,
Wassim Moalla
,
Jonathan Gómez-Raja
,
Monique Epstein
,
Robbert Sanderman
,
Sebastian Schulz
(10)
,
Achim Jerg
,
Ramzi Al-Horani
,
Taysir Mansi
,
Mohamed Jmail
,
Fernando Maciel Barbosa
(11)
,
Fernando Santos
(12)
,
Bostjan Simunic
,
Rado Pišot
,
Donald Cowan
,
Andrea Gaggioli
,
Stephen Bailey
,
Jürgen Steinacker
(13)
,
Tarak Driss
(14)
,
Anita Hoekelmann
1
Université de Sfax - University of Sfax
2 Fermentation et de Développement de Vaccins Virologiques
3 MIRACL - Multimedia, InfoRmation systems and Advanced Computing Laboratory
4 LGPC - Laboratoire de Génie des Procédés Catalytiques
5 UniGe - Università degli studi di Genova = University of Genoa
6 Athlete Health and Performance Research Centre
7 IRIT-TCI - Traitement et Compréhension d’Images
8 Toulouse INP - Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse)
9 Drexel University
10 SUPA School of Physics and Astronomy [University of St Andrews]
11 Universidade do Porto = University of Porto
12 Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford
13 LERMA - Laboratoire d'Etude du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique
14 LINP2 - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire en Neurosciences, Physiologie et psychologie
2 Fermentation et de Développement de Vaccins Virologiques
3 MIRACL - Multimedia, InfoRmation systems and Advanced Computing Laboratory
4 LGPC - Laboratoire de Génie des Procédés Catalytiques
5 UniGe - Università degli studi di Genova = University of Genoa
6 Athlete Health and Performance Research Centre
7 IRIT-TCI - Traitement et Compréhension d’Images
8 Toulouse INP - Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse)
9 Drexel University
10 SUPA School of Physics and Astronomy [University of St Andrews]
11 Universidade do Porto = University of Porto
12 Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford
13 LERMA - Laboratoire d'Etude du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique
14 LINP2 - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire en Neurosciences, Physiologie et psychologie
Michael Brach
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Khaled Trabelsi
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Hamdi Chtourou
- Function : Author
Omar Boukhris
- Function : Author
Liwa Masmoudi
- Function : Author
Ellen Bentlage
- Function : Author
Daniella How
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Mona Ahmed
- Function : Author
Patrick Mueller
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Notger Mueller
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Asma Aloui
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Omar Hammouda
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Laisa Liane Paineiras-Domingos
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Annemarie Braakman-Jansen
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Christian Wrede
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Sophia Bastoni
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Carlos Soares Pernambuco
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Leonardo Mataruna
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Morteza Taheri
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Khadijeh Irandoust
- Function : Author
Aimen Khacharem
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Jordan Glenn
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Nicholas Bott
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Lotfi Chaari
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Hadj Batatia
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Gamal Mohamed Ali
- Function : Author
Osama Abdelkarim
- Function : Author
Kais El Abed
- Function : Author
Nizar Souissi
- Function : Author
Lisette van Gemert-Pijnen
- Function : Author
Bryan Riemann
- Function : Author
Laurel Riemann
- Function : Author
Wassim Moalla
- Function : Author
Jonathan Gómez-Raja
- Function : Author
Monique Epstein
- Function : Author
Robbert Sanderman
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Sebastian Schulz
- Function : Author
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Achim Jerg
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Ramzi Al-Horani
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Taysir Mansi
- Function : Author
Mohamed Jmail
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Fernando Maciel Barbosa
- Function : Author
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Bostjan Simunic
- Function : Author
Rado Pišot
- Function : Author
Donald Cowan
- Function : Author
Andrea Gaggioli
- Function : Author
Stephen Bailey
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Tarak Driss
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Anita Hoekelmann
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Abstract
Abstract Background Public health recommendations and governmental measures during the COVID-19 pandemic have enforced numerous restrictions on daily living including social distancing, isolation and home confinement. While these measures are imperative to abate the spreading of COVID-19, the impact of these restrictions on health behaviours and lifestyle at home is undefined. Therefore, an international online survey was launched in April 2020 in seven languages to elucidate the behavioral and lifestyle consequences of COVID-19 restrictions. This report presents the preliminary results from the first thousand responders on physical activity (PA) and nutrition behaviours. Methods Thirty-five research organisations from Europe, North-Africa, Western Asia and the Americas promoted the survey through their networks to the general society, in English, German, French, Arabic, Spanish, Portugese, and Slovenian languages. Questions were presented in a differential format with questions related to responses before and during confinement conditions. Results 1047 replies (54% women) from Asia (36%), Africa (40%), Europe (21%) and other (3%) were included into a general analysis. The COVID-19 home confinement had a negative effect on all intensities of PA (vigorous, moderate, walking and overall). Conversely, daily sitting time increased from 5 to 8 hours per day. Additionally, food consumption and meal patterns (the type of food, eating out of control, snacks between meals, number of meals) were more unhealthy during confinement with only alcohol binge drink decreasing significantly. Conclusion While isolation is a necessary measure to protect public health, our results indicate that it alters physical activity and eating behaviours in a direction that would compromise health. A more detailed analysis of survey data will allow for a segregation of these responses in different age groups, countries and other subgroups which will help develop bespoke interventions to mitigate the negative lifestyle behaviors manifest during the COVID-19 confinement.