Pillai Kanchan, Pillai Mahesh, Doddi Sishir
ProMedica Physician Group, Toledo, OH, USA.
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA.
Obes Pillars. 2022 Jul 31;3:100028. doi: 10.1016/j.obpill.2022.100028. eCollection 2022 Sep.
Maintaining body weight is a delicate balance achieved by proper nutrition, optimal sleep, stress management and adequate exercise. The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown presented unique challenges including access to a proper diet and/or right physical activity and change in stress levels as well as changes in sleep duration and pattern.
Patients in an outpatient practice were handed the survey questionnaire which they patients completed and handed back at check out. This was a one-time survey. Questions included information about weight before and after lockdown/stay at home order, food intake, physical activity, sleep and stress levels. Using IBM SPSS Statistics Software analysis of variance was calculated for each group with a determined alpha value of 0.05. This was used to determine statistical significance in weight change between the groups.
A significant difference in weight change based on patients' self-report of change in stress levels was found with p = 0.04. Of individuals who reported a decrease in stress had a mean weight loss of 3.58lbs, while individuals who reported an increase in stress reported a weight gain of 2.39lbs.
In our study, we did find that the COVID restrictions have impacted all the above-mentioned lifestyle contributors, but we could only derive significant association between decreased stress and weight loss. Although we did see weight changes with change in all the above variables, it was not statistically significant.
维持体重是通过合理营养、充足睡眠、压力管理和适度运动实现的一种微妙平衡。新冠疫情及其后的封锁带来了独特挑战，包括获得合理饮食和/或适当体育活动的机会、压力水平的变化以及睡眠时间和模式的改变。
在门诊实践中，患者会收到调查问卷，患者在结账时填写并交回。这是一项一次性调查。问题包括封锁/居家令前后的体重信息、食物摄入量、体育活动、睡眠和压力水平。使用IBM SPSS统计软件对每组进行方差分析，确定的α值为0.05。这用于确定组间体重变化的统计学显著性。
根据患者对压力水平变化的自我报告，发现体重变化存在显著差异，p = 0.04。报告压力降低的个体平均体重减轻3.58磅，而报告压力增加的个体体重增加2.39磅。
在我们的研究中，我们确实发现新冠疫情限制措施影响了上述所有生活方式因素，但我们只能得出压力降低与体重减轻之间存在显著关联。尽管我们确实看到随着上述所有变量的变化体重也发生了变化，但在统计学上并不显著。
