Excess Weight in Relation to Lifestyle Habits in Spanish First-Year University Students: Differences between Pre- and Post-COVID-19—A Serial Cross-Sectional Study Based on uniHcos Project

[EN] The objective of this research was to study the relationship between the body weight and diet, physical activity, and other habits among freshmen students by sex, and to determine whether these habits have changed during the post-era of the COVID-19 pandemic. A serial cross-sectional study with...

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Autores: Hernández Segura, Natalia, Botella Juan, Lorena, Amezcua Prieto, Carmen, Morales Suárez Varela, María, Mateos Campos, Ramona, Fernández Villa, Tania, Ortíz Moncada, Rocío, Almaraz, Ana, Narciso Rufo, Alicia, Ayán Pérez, Carlos, Molina de la Torre, Antonio José
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de León
Repositorio:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
OAI Identifier:oai:buleria.unileon.es:10612/21889
Acceso en línea:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/11/1547
http://hdl.handle.net/10612/21889
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Medicina. Salud
Overweight
Exercise
Students
University
COVID-19
Public health
Cross-sectiona
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spelling Excess Weight in Relation to Lifestyle Habits in Spanish First-Year University Students: Differences between Pre- and Post-COVID-19—A Serial Cross-Sectional Study Based on uniHcos ProjectHernández Segura, NataliaBotella Juan, LorenaAmezcua Prieto, CarmenMorales Suárez Varela, MaríaMateos Campos, RamonaFernández Villa, TaniaOrtíz Moncada, RocíoAlmaraz, AnaNarciso Rufo, AliciaAyán Pérez, CarlosMolina de la Torre, Antonio JoséMedicina. SaludOverweightExerciseStudentsUniversityCOVID-19Public healthCross-sectiona[EN] The objective of this research was to study the relationship between the body weight and diet, physical activity, and other habits among freshmen students by sex, and to determine whether these habits have changed during the post-era of the COVID-19 pandemic. A serial cross-sectional study with data from 11 Spanish universities was carried out. In total, 10,096 first-year university students (73.2% female, mean age = 19.0 ± 1.5 years) completed an online self-administered questionnaire between 2012 and 2022. For some analyses, questionnaires were categorized by the year in which the survey was filled out as Before COVID-19, Lockdown, and New Normal. In total, 72.9% of participants were within the normal weight range, and 17.7% of men and 11.8% of women were overweight (p < 0.001). The students who did not meet the WHO criteria of physical activity, spent more than 7 h per day sitting, and skipped breakfast had a higher prevalence of obesity (p < 0.05). According to the period of study, the prevalence of overweight/obesity Before COVID-19 was 16.1% (95% CI: 15.4–16.9%), while in Lockdown the prevalence was significantly higher (20.2, 95% CI: 17.1–23.8) and in New Normal it was 18.9% (CI: 15.7–22.5). Moreover, the study suggests that during the Lockdown period, there was a reduction in the practice of physical activity and an increase in the prevalence of a healthy diet. For all these, it is necessary to propose public health interventions that improve the lifestyles of university students.SIMDPIMedicina PreventivaFacultad de Ciencias de la Salud2023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/11/1547http://hdl.handle.net/10612/21889reponame:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Leóninstname:Universidad de LeónIngléshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:buleria.unileon.es:10612/218892026-06-24T12:43:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Excess Weight in Relation to Lifestyle Habits in Spanish First-Year University Students: Differences between Pre- and Post-COVID-19—A Serial Cross-Sectional Study Based on uniHcos Project
title Excess Weight in Relation to Lifestyle Habits in Spanish First-Year University Students: Differences between Pre- and Post-COVID-19—A Serial Cross-Sectional Study Based on uniHcos Project
spellingShingle Excess Weight in Relation to Lifestyle Habits in Spanish First-Year University Students: Differences between Pre- and Post-COVID-19—A Serial Cross-Sectional Study Based on uniHcos Project
Hernández Segura, Natalia
Medicina. Salud
Overweight
Exercise
Students
University
COVID-19
Public health
Cross-sectiona
title_short Excess Weight in Relation to Lifestyle Habits in Spanish First-Year University Students: Differences between Pre- and Post-COVID-19—A Serial Cross-Sectional Study Based on uniHcos Project
title_full Excess Weight in Relation to Lifestyle Habits in Spanish First-Year University Students: Differences between Pre- and Post-COVID-19—A Serial Cross-Sectional Study Based on uniHcos Project
title_fullStr Excess Weight in Relation to Lifestyle Habits in Spanish First-Year University Students: Differences between Pre- and Post-COVID-19—A Serial Cross-Sectional Study Based on uniHcos Project
title_full_unstemmed Excess Weight in Relation to Lifestyle Habits in Spanish First-Year University Students: Differences between Pre- and Post-COVID-19—A Serial Cross-Sectional Study Based on uniHcos Project
title_sort Excess Weight in Relation to Lifestyle Habits in Spanish First-Year University Students: Differences between Pre- and Post-COVID-19—A Serial Cross-Sectional Study Based on uniHcos Project
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Hernández Segura, Natalia
Botella Juan, Lorena
Amezcua Prieto, Carmen
Morales Suárez Varela, María
Mateos Campos, Ramona
Fernández Villa, Tania
Ortíz Moncada, Rocío
Almaraz, Ana
Narciso Rufo, Alicia
Ayán Pérez, Carlos
Molina de la Torre, Antonio José
author Hernández Segura, Natalia
author_facet Hernández Segura, Natalia
Botella Juan, Lorena
Amezcua Prieto, Carmen
Morales Suárez Varela, María
Mateos Campos, Ramona
Fernández Villa, Tania
Ortíz Moncada, Rocío
Almaraz, Ana
Narciso Rufo, Alicia
Ayán Pérez, Carlos
Molina de la Torre, Antonio José
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author2 Botella Juan, Lorena
Amezcua Prieto, Carmen
Morales Suárez Varela, María
Mateos Campos, Ramona
Fernández Villa, Tania
Ortíz Moncada, Rocío
Almaraz, Ana
Narciso Rufo, Alicia
Ayán Pérez, Carlos
Molina de la Torre, Antonio José
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author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Medicina Preventiva
Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Medicina. Salud
Overweight
Exercise
Students
University
COVID-19
Public health
Cross-sectiona
topic Medicina. Salud
Overweight
Exercise
Students
University
COVID-19
Public health
Cross-sectiona
description [EN] The objective of this research was to study the relationship between the body weight and diet, physical activity, and other habits among freshmen students by sex, and to determine whether these habits have changed during the post-era of the COVID-19 pandemic. A serial cross-sectional study with data from 11 Spanish universities was carried out. In total, 10,096 first-year university students (73.2% female, mean age = 19.0 ± 1.5 years) completed an online self-administered questionnaire between 2012 and 2022. For some analyses, questionnaires were categorized by the year in which the survey was filled out as Before COVID-19, Lockdown, and New Normal. In total, 72.9% of participants were within the normal weight range, and 17.7% of men and 11.8% of women were overweight (p < 0.001). The students who did not meet the WHO criteria of physical activity, spent more than 7 h per day sitting, and skipped breakfast had a higher prevalence of obesity (p < 0.05). According to the period of study, the prevalence of overweight/obesity Before COVID-19 was 16.1% (95% CI: 15.4–16.9%), while in Lockdown the prevalence was significantly higher (20.2, 95% CI: 17.1–23.8) and in New Normal it was 18.9% (CI: 15.7–22.5). Moreover, the study suggests that during the Lockdown period, there was a reduction in the practice of physical activity and an increase in the prevalence of a healthy diet. For all these, it is necessary to propose public health interventions that improve the lifestyles of university students.
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