Department of Hygiene and Ecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia.
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia.
Front Public Health. 2022 Mar 17;10:862816. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.862816. eCollection 2022.
Changing daily habits such as diet, hygiene and physical activity may be some of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the study was to analyze the effect of this pandemic on lifestyle, physical activity, eating and hygiene habits among students.
This cross-sectional study involved 171 students from the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Serbia. Data were statistically analyzed using Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test, Marginal homogeneity test and Chi-square test. The differences were considered statistically significant when ≤ 0.05.
In this study, it was observed that the most common physical activity before the pandemic was walking, while during the pandemic was home exercising. Compared to the period before the pandemic, there was no difference in the time spent engaging in daily physical activity ( = 0.334). However, there was a significant increase in sitting time during the pandemic ( = 0.005). Difference was noticed in the use of breakfast, the number of meals, and the type of fat in the diet before and during the pandemic ( = 0.000). During the pandemic, there was an increase in the use of fruits ( = 0.000), vegetables, and nuts ( = 0.001), while the use of fast food and alcohol have decreased. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant increase in the use of dietary supplements was observed (40.2%), ( = 0.008).
Given that the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing, certain changes in lifestyle observed in this study should be confirmed in more extensive population studies.
改变饮食、卫生和体育活动等日常习惯可能是 COVID-19 大流行的后果之一。本研究旨在分析大流行对学生生活方式、体育活动、饮食和卫生习惯的影响。
这是一项横断面研究，涉及塞尔维亚克拉古耶瓦茨大学医学科学系的 171 名学生。使用 Wilcoxon 符号秩检验、边缘同质性检验和卡方检验对数据进行统计学分析。当 ≤ 0.05 时，差异被认为具有统计学意义。
在这项研究中，我们观察到大流行前最常见的体育活动是散步，而大流行期间则是在家锻炼。与大流行前相比，每天进行体育活动的时间没有差异（ = 0.334）。然而，大流行期间坐着的时间显著增加（ = 0.005）。在大流行前后，早餐的使用、用餐次数和饮食中的脂肪类型存在差异（ = 0.000）。在大流行期间，水果（ = 0.000）、蔬菜和坚果（ = 0.001）的使用有所增加，而快餐和酒精的使用则有所减少。在 COVID-19 大流行期间，观察到膳食补充剂的使用显著增加（40.2%）（ = 0.008）。
鉴于 COVID-19 大流行仍在继续，本研究中观察到的生活方式的某些变化应在更广泛的人群研究中得到证实。
