Student Research Group, Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, Piekarska 18 St., 41-902 Bytom, Poland.
Student Research Group, Department and Clinic of Internal Medicine, Angiology, and Physical Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Batorego 15 St., 41-902 Bytom, Poland.
Nutrients. 2024 Apr 27;16(9):1318. doi: 10.3390/nu16091318.
The COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions have significantly impacted the quality of life of society in many countries in various aspects. The purpose of this study was to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the consumption of meat and fish in society in Poland as well as the factors that determined these changes. The cross-sectional study was conducted using an original online questionnaire between 8th and 18th of April 2020. The subjects were selected randomly. The target population were adults living in Poland. The inclusion criterion for the study was the age of at least 18 years and consent to selfless participation in the study. Communication via social media such as Facebook or Instagram was used to enroll more participants from different socio-demographic subgroups. The questionnaire was divided into two parts-the first part contained questions about sex, age, body mass, body height, residence, level of education, and occupation, and the second part consisted of specific questions about the consumption frequency of different kinds of meat during the COVID-19 lockdown period (in comparison to the time before the pandemic). A total of 3888 people took part in the study including 84.54% women, with an average age of 30.17 ± 9.22 years. The frequency of poultry consumption increased, while for pork, beef, ham and other meat products as well as fish and seafood it declined. The factors that influenced the change in dietary patterns during the lockdown related to the COVID-19 pandemic included age, body mass index, gender, place of residence, and type of work performed. However, no relationship was found between the change in meat and fish consumption during the pandemic and the level of education and form of employment during the pandemic.
COVID-19 大流行及其相关限制措施在许多国家从多方面显著影响了社会的生活质量。本研究的目的是探讨 COVID-19 大流行如何影响波兰社会的肉类和鱼类消费，以及决定这些变化的因素。本横断面研究于 2020 年 4 月 8 日至 18 日使用原始在线问卷进行。采用随机抽样的方法选择研究对象。研究对象为居住在波兰的成年人。研究的纳入标准为年龄至少 18 岁，同意无私参与研究。通过 Facebook 或 Instagram 等社交媒体进行宣传，以招募更多来自不同社会人口统计学亚组的参与者。问卷分为两部分，第一部分包含性别、年龄、体重、身高、居住地、教育程度和职业等问题，第二部分包含关于 COVID-19 封锁期间（与大流行前相比）不同种类肉类消费频率的具体问题。共有 3888 人参与了研究，其中 84.54%为女性，平均年龄为 30.17 ± 9.22 岁。家禽的消费频率增加，而猪肉、牛肉、火腿和其他肉类产品以及鱼类和海鲜的消费频率下降。影响 COVID-19 大流行封锁期间饮食模式变化的因素包括年龄、体重指数、性别、居住地和所从事的工作类型。然而，在大流行期间，肉类和鱼类消费的变化与教育程度和大流行期间的就业形式之间没有关系。
