PMID- 34734171
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220428
IS  - 2589-9368 (Electronic)
IS  - 2589-9368 (Linking)
VI  - 12
DP  - 2021 Dec
TI  - Impact of COVID-19 related home confinement measures on the lifestyle, body 
      weight, and perceived glycemic control of diabetics.
PG  - 100144
LID - 10.1016/j.metop.2021.100144 [doi]
LID - 100144
AB  - BACKGROUND: People with Diabetes Mellitus are at high risk of encountering 
      COVID-19 infection and are more vulnerable to the negative repercussions of this 
      infection. In this study we aimed to explore the impact of COVID-19 related home 
      confinement measures on physical activity, dietary habits, body weight and 
      perceived glycemic control of adults with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) in 
      Qatar. METHODS: A cross sectional web-based survey was conducted between January 
      and February 2021 targeting adults >/=18 years with T2DM. RESULTS: Over 40% of the 
      participants reported unhealthy dietary changes. We found a significant increase 
      in the sitting/reclining, and screen times. One third of the participants 
      reported weight gain, while one fifth reported poorer glycemic control since the 
      start of home confinement measures. We found that reporting at least one 
      unhealthy dietary change (p < 0.001) and being a female (p = 0.002) were 
      significantly associated with reporting greater weight gain. Participants who 
      reported five unhealthy dietary behaviours were more than seven times more likely 
      to perceive poorer glycemic control during home confinement measures compared to 
      those who did not report any unhealthy changes (OR: 7.27, 95%CI 1.60-33.5, 
      p = 0.011). CONCLUSION: Adults with T2DM experienced adverse lifestyle changes 
      during COVID-19 related home confinement measures. Further research is needed to 
      investigate the persistence of such changes in the post pandemic era.
CI  - (c) 2021 The Authors.
FAU - Abed Alah, Muna
AU  - Abed Alah M
AD  - Community Medicine Department, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Doha, Qatar.
FAU - Abdeen, Sami
AU  - Abdeen S
AD  - Community Medicine Department, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Doha, Qatar.
FAU - Kehyayan, Vahe
AU  - Kehyayan V
AD  - University of Calgary in Qatar, Doha, Qatar.
FAU - Bougmiza, Iheb
AU  - Bougmiza I
AD  - Community Medicine Department, Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), Doha, 
      Qatar.
AD  - Community Medicine Department, College of Medicine, Sousse University, Tunisia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20211029
PL  - England
TA  - Metabol Open
JT  - Metabolism open
JID - 101767753
PMC - PMC8553630
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - COVID-19
OT  - Diabetes
OT  - Diet
OT  - Glycemic control
OT  - Lifestyle
OT  - Physical activity
COIS- None.
EDAT- 2021/11/05 06:00
MHDA- 2021/11/05 06:01
PMCR- 2021/10/29
CRDT- 2021/11/04 06:31
PHST- 2021/10/16 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/10/26 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2021/10/26 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/11/04 06:31 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/11/05 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/11/05 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2021/10/29 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - S2589-9368(21)00068-2 [pii]
AID - 100144 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.metop.2021.100144 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Metabol Open. 2021 Dec;12:100144. doi: 10.1016/j.metop.2021.100144. Epub 2021 Oct 
      29.