Hábitos de vida de sobrepeso y obesidad en el período de pandemia por Covid-19

Abstract

The pandemic originated by COVID-19, forced the world population to be confined and socially distanced for a long period of time in their homes or different scenarios, reason why they chose to modify their life habits. The personnel most at risk of suffering changes in their daily lifestyles and habits were health personnel. Objective: To identify the lifestyle habits predisposing to develop overweight and obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic in health personnel of the Pediatrics service of the Hospital General Ambato. Methods: Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study, without sample calculation, a survey was used, composed of sociodemographic data, anthropometric measurements recorded in 2019 and 2022 from the occupational medical records of health personnel, and the FANTASTIC questionnaire, designed by the Department of Family Medicine of the McMaster University of Canada, adapted and validated by specialists to the Spanish language, to measure and identify people's lifestyles. Results: 38.09% have a normal BMI in relation to a regular lifestyle, while one person had grade I obesity and presented a bad FANTASTIC, however, there is 28.57% of the population with a regular lifestyle habit and overweight. Conclusions: The results shown in this study indicate that, during confinement, the dietary and lifestyle habits of the pediatric population of the Ambato General Hospital underwent transitions, a trend towards regular habit was evidenced.