Data
Year of publication
2020
Kind
Quantitative
Design
Cross-sectional
Classification
Not stated
Country studied
Brazil
Data
Primary
Data collected
One food frequency
Study setting
Online
Age group of participants
Adults/18+
Participant sex
Mixed
Target population
General
Sample size
n=45,161 (participants)
The pandemic of COVID-19 and changes in the ifestyle of Brazilian adults: a transversal study, 2020 The COVID-19 Pandemic and changes in adult Brazilian lifestyles: a Cross-sectionalstudy, 2020
goal
Describe lifestyles changes regarding to consumption of tobacco, alcohol, food intake and physical activity, in the period of social restriction resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Results
During the period of social restriction participants reported a decrease in practicing physical activity and an increase in time spent using computers or tablets or watching TV, intake of ultra-processed foods, number of cigarettes smoked and alcoholic beverage consumption. Differences were observed according to sex and age group. Conclusion: The results indicate a worsening of lifestyles and an increase in health risk behaviors.
Authors
Malta DC, Szwarcwald, Landmann C, et. al.
Log
Epidemiol. Serv. Health
DOIs