Table 4 Association between self-reported weight gain in 6 weeks during confinement and change in self-reported health behaviours by means of adjusteda OR (95% CI) and P-value, stratified by gender, second COVID-19 Health Survey, Belgium 2020
Self-reported weight gain by change in self-reported health behaviour | Men (N = 9296) | Women (N = 19,369) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | P-value | OR | 95% CI | P-value | |
Change in the consumption of sugared-sweetened beverages (Reference = Unchanged) | ||||||
 Increased | 1.44 | 1.03–2.01 | 0.034 | 1.37 | 1.14–1.64 | 0.0007 |
 Decreased | 1.36 | 0.98–1.91 | 0.068 | 1.18 | 0.91–1.52 | 0.219 |
Change in the consumption of sweet or salty snacks (Reference = Unchanged) | ||||||
 Increased | 3.22 | 2.66–3.91 | <.0001 | 4.05 | 3.60–4.56 | <.0001 |
 Decreased | 0.75 | 0.49–1.16 | 0.196 | 0.98 | 0.71–1.34 | 0.876 |
Change in the consumption of food prepared out-of-home (Reference = Unchanged) | ||||||
 Increased | 1.14 | 0.85–1.51 | 0.381 | 1.28 | 1.02–1.61 | 0.036 |
 Decreased | 1.00 | 0.83–1.21 | 0.964 | 0.92 | 0.82–1.04 | 0.184 |
Change in physical activity (Reference = Unchanged) | ||||||
 Increased | 0.77 | 0.61–0.98 | 0.033 | 0.91 | 0.79–1.05 | 0.195 |
 Decreased | 2.15 | 1.80–2.57 | <.0001 | 1.69 | 1.49–1.93 | <.0001 |
Change in alcohol consumption (Reference = Unchanged) | ||||||
 Increased | 1.86 | 1.54–2.45 | <.0001 | 1.84 | 1.62–2.10 | <.0001 |
 Decreased | 0.85 | 0.67–1.08 | 0.183 | 0.83 | 0.68–1.02 | 0.070 |