Early Pandemic Improvements in Diet Quality Are Associated with Increased Physical Activity and Weight Loss in US Adults

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dc.contributor.authorGautreaux, Corinne E.
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Kristen S.
dc.contributor.authorDolan, Luke
dc.contributor.authorMarlin, Michael B.
dc.contributor.authorGreene, Michael W.
dc.contributor.authorNovak, Josh R.
dc.contributor.authorFruge, Andrew D.
dc.contributor.otherAuburn University
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Mississippi
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Mississippi Medical Center
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-28T19:35:43Z
dc.date.available2023-09-28T19:35:43Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractIn March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led to restricted vocational (Voc-PA) and recreational physical activity (Rec-PA) outside of the home. We conducted a nation-wide survey in the United States (US) during the mitigation peak of the pandemic (June 2020) to assess health-related changes from the previous year. A diet quality (DQ) assessment tool weighted the relative healthfulness of eating occasions from foods prepared-at-home (Home) and away-from-home (Away). Previously-validated instruments assessed PA and demographic variables; height/weight were self-reported to calculate body mass index (BMI). T-tests explored longitudinal, between-sex, and obesity status differences in DQ, PA, and BMI; Pearson correlations explored associations. Of 1648 respondents, 814 valid responses (56.8% female, 81.7% white) were analyzed. Overall and Home DQ was higher for females than males in 2020 (p < 0.001 for both). Respondents increased DQ from 2019 to 2020, primarily from Away (p < 0.001 for both sexes). Total Rec-PA and Voc-PA was higher in males (p = 0.002, p < 0.001) than females in 2020; females reported higher other PA (p = 0.001). Change in BMI was inversely associated with change in both DQ and PA (p < 0.001 for both). In this sample of US adults, early adaptations to the COVID-19 pandemic included improved DQ and BMI. Whether these short-term improvements were maintained warrant further investigation.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationGautreaux, C. E., Smith, K. S., Dolan, L., Marlin, M. B., Greene, M. W., Novak, J. R., & Frugé, A. D. (2022). Early Pandemic Improvements in Diet Quality Are Associated with Increased Physical Activity and Weight Loss in US Adults. In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Vol. 19, Issue 14, p. 8289). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148289
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph19148289
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5767-0801
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9119-1380
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8845-0609
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/11517
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rights.licenseAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectdiet
dc.subjectphysical activity
dc.subjectpandemic
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectbody mass index
dc.subjectVALIDATION
dc.subjectQUARANTINE
dc.subjectRISK
dc.subjectEnvironmental Sciences
dc.subjectPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health
dc.titleEarly Pandemic Improvements in Diet Quality Are Associated with Increased Physical Activity and Weight Loss in US Adultsen_US
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