Table 5 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 age group, second COVID-19 Health Survey, Belgium 2020
Self-reported weight gain by change in self-reported health behaviour | Young adults 18–34 years (N = 5105) | Middle aged adults 35–54 years (N = 13,617) | Older adults 55+ years (N = 9943) | ||||||
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OR | 95% CI | P-value | OR | 95% CI | P-value | OR | 95% CI | P-value | |
Change in the consumption of sugared-sweetened beverages (Reference = Unchanged) | |||||||||
 Increased | 1.34 | 0.95–1.90 | 0.095 | 1.48 | 1.23–1.78 | <.0001 | 1.33 | 0.90–1.97 | 0.148 |
 Decreased | 1.18 | 0.79–1.77 | 0.408 | 1.21 | 0.93–1.58 | 0.159 | 1.55 | 1.09–2.20 | 0.016 |
Change in the consumption of sweet or salty snacks (Reference = Unchanged) | |||||||||
 Increased | 3.22 | 2.48–4.18 | <.0001 | 3.73 | 3.29–4.23 | <.0001 | 3.92 | 3.29–4.68 | <.0001 |
 Decreased | 0.99 | 0.57–1.72 | 0.977 | 0.64 | 0.47–0.88 | 0.006 | 0.93 | 0.63–1.37 | 0.697 |
Change in the consumption of food prepared out-of-home (Reference = Unchanged) | |||||||||
 Increased | 1.15 | 0.78–1.70 | 0.477 | 1.27 | 1.00–1.60 | 0.048 | 1.09 | 0.79–1.50 | 0.615 |
 Decreased | 0.94 | 0.73–1.21 | 0.624 | 0.88 | 0.77–0.99 | 0.040 | 1.07 | 0.89–1.30 | 0.471 |
Change in physical activity (Reference = Unchanged) | |||||||||
 Increased | 0.73 | 0.54–0.98 | 0.039 | 0.81 | 0.70–0.94 | 0.007 | 0.98 | 0.79–1.22 | 0.878 |
 Decreased | 1.54 | 1.19–2.01 | 0.001 | 2.10 | 1.83–2.40 | <.0001 | 2.00 | 1.67–2.39 | <.0001 |
Change in alcohol consumption (Reference = Unchanged) | |||||||||
 Increased | 1.40 | 1.08–1.80 | 0.010 | 1.83 | 1.60–2.09 | <.0001 | 2.52 | 2.03–3.12 | <.0001 |
 Decreased | 0.90 | 0.65–1.23 | 0.504 | 0.84 | 0.69–1.03 | 0.090 | 0.73 | 0.57–0.94 | 0.014 |