Journal Article

More Adult Women than Men at High Cardiometabolic Risk Reported Worse Lifestyles and Self-Reported Health Status in the COVID-19 Lockdown

Compañ Gabucio, Laura, Vidal, Josep, Vázquez, Clotilde, Simón Frapolli, Víctor J, Oncina Cánovas, Alejandro, Ruíz Canela, Miguel, Esteve Luque, Virginia, Zulet, María Ángeles, Estruch, Ramón, Martínez, Alfredo, Álvarez Pérez, Jacqueline, Sorlí, Jose V, Tur, Josep A, Martín Sánchez, Vicente, Cano Ibáñez, Naomi, Razquin, Cristina, Alonso Gómez, Ángel M, Fernández Barceló, Olga, López Miranda, José, García Rios, Antonio, Ros, Emilio, Shyam, Sangeetha, Zomeño, María Dolores, Torres Collado, Laura, Babio, Nancy, Tinahones, Francisco J, Ortiz Ramos, María, Daimiel, Lidia, García de la Hera, Manuela, Wärnberg, Julia, Paz Graniel, Indira, Eguaras, Sonia, Fitó, Montserrat, Corella, Dolores, Vioque, Jesús, Carlos, Silvia, Delgado Rodríguez, Miguel, Casas Rodríguez, Rosa M, Bueno Cavanillas, Aurora, Tojal Sierra, Lucas, Lapetra, José, Torres Peña, Jose David, Romaguera, Dora, González Palacios, Sandra, Salas Salvadó, Jordi, Rayó Gago, Elena, Castañer, Olga, Goday, Albert, Fernández Carrión, Rebeca

2024

Overview

Background: The COVID-19 lockdown represented an immense impact on human health, which was characterized by lifestyle and dietary changes, social distancing and isolation at home. Some evidence suggests that these consequences mainly affected women and altered relevant ongoing clinical trials. The aim of this study was to evaluate the status and changes in diet, physical activity (PA), sleep and self-reported health status (SRH) as perceived by older adult men and women with metabolic syndrome during the COVID-19 lockdown. Methods: We analyzed data from 4681 Spanish adults with metabolic syndrome. We carried out a telephone survey during May and June 2020 to collect information on demographics, dietary habits, PA, sleep, SRH and anthropometric data. Results: The mean age of participants was 64.9 years at recruitment, and 52% of participants were men. Most participants (64.1%) perceived a decrease in their PA during confinement. Regarding gender-specific differences, a higher proportion of women than men perceived a decrease in their PA (67.5% vs. 61.1%), Mediterranean diet adherence (20.9% vs. 16.8%), sleep hours (30.3% vs. 19.1%), sleep quality (31.6% vs. 18.2%) and SRH (25.9% vs. 11.9%) (all p < 0.001). Conclusions: The COVID-19 lockdown affected women more negatively, particularly their self-reported diet, PA, sleep and health status.

• Publisher: MDPI AG
• Subject: adults / Aged / Anxiety / Body mass index / Cardiometabolic Risk Factors / Chronic illnesses / Control / COVID-19 / COVID-19 - epidemiology / COVID-19 - prevention & control / COVID-19 infection / Cross-sectional studies / Demographic aspects / demographic statistics / Diabetes / Diet / Diet, Mediterranean - statistics & numerical data / Epidemics / Exercise / Female / Health aspects / Health Status / human health / Humans / Influence / Life Style / lifestyle / Lifestyles / Male / Mediterranean diet / metabolic syndrome / Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology / Metabolic syndrome X / Middle Aged / Mortality / Older people / Overweight / Pandemics / physical activity / Quarantine / Questionnaires / risk / Risk factors / SARS-CoV-2 / Self Report / Sex Factors / Shelter in place / Sleep / Spain / Spain - epidemiology / surveys / telephones / Womens health