International Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
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International Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Vol.5, No.3, Sep. 2020, Pub. Date: Sep. 24, 2020
Poor Eating Habits & Predictors of Weight Gain During COVID-19 Quarantine Measures Among the Students in MMMC: A Cross Sectional Study
Pages: 257-271 Views: 1461 Downloads: 1632
Authors
[01] Kang Yi An, Faculty of Medicine, Melaka-Manipal Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Melaka, Malaysia.
[02] Wong Ke Ying Patricia, Faculty of Medicine, Melaka-Manipal Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Melaka, Malaysia.
[03] Lenni Sari, Faculty of Medicine, Melaka-Manipal Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Melaka, Malaysia.
[04] Thiruni Sathsarini Gunasekara, Faculty of Medicine, Melaka-Manipal Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Melaka, Malaysia.
Abstract
On December 12th 2019, a new coronavirus (SARS-Cov2) emerged in Wuhan, China, sparking a pandemic of acute respiratory syndrome in humans (COVID-19). The COVID-19 has caused massive impacts on human health apart from contacting the virus it has led to detrimental sudden lifestyle changes through social distancing and isolation at home and also with social and economic consequences. This study mainly highlights the changes in the eating habits and predictors of weight gain during COVID-19 quarantine measures among the undergraduate students of MMMC Malaysia. It is known that the eating habits of 58.1% of the participants have become healthy and in terms of weight changes category 52.7% of total respondents have reported weight gain during COVID-19. Our objective is to determine the prevalence of poor eating habits, to identify the predictors of weight gain and there by to find out the association of poor eating habits and weight gain and lastly to find out the correlation of poor eating habits with anxiety level among the undergraduate medical students of MMMC Malayisa during COVID-19 quarantine measures. This is a cross sectional study which was conducted from June 2020 to July 2020 among the undergraduate students of MMMC Malaysia. Data was collected using online questionnaires in google forms designed in English. Statistical tests such as ANOVA and unpaired T-test were used for the analysis. Level of significance was set at <0.05. In this study it was found that there was a significant association between gender and weight changes before and during COVID-19 quarantine measures where a higher mean score of weight changes was obtained in males compared to that of females (95%CI -3.42 – O.84, p-value 0.001). Another significant association was found between the eating habits and weight changes during and after COVID -19 quarantine measures where a high mean score was obtained among the participants whose eating habits had become unhealthy have experienced weight changes which is either losing or gaining weight (p-value 0.008) compared to those with healthier and unchanged eating habits. Not only that but also a significant association was found between physical activity and weight changes before and during COVID-19 quarantine measures where a high mean score was obtained among participants who had less movement or activity compared to those with high and unchanged physical activity (p-value 0.003). Based on our study we have come to know that there are impacts of this global pandemic on the eating habits, physical activity and also on the mental health during COVID-19 quarantine measures among undergraduate medical students of MMMC Malaysia.
Keywords
Eating Habits, Weight Changes, COVID-19, Medical Students, Cross Sectional
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