Multinomial regression model of factors associated with body weight change in adults during the COVID-19 pandemic
| Factors | Decrease in body weight* | Increase in body weight* | ||||
| β | OR (95% CI) | P value | β | OR (95% CI)† | P value | |
| Food system | ||||||
| Nutritious food | −0.084 | 0.919 (0.516 to 1.636) | 0.775 | −0.669 | 0.512 (0.320 to 0.821) | 0.005 |
| Eating less food | 0.783 | 2.188 (1.348 to 3.550) | 0.002 | −0.176 | 0.838 (0.497 to 1.413) | 0.508 |
| Eating a food that you considered important | 0.856 | 2.354 (1.393 to 3.978) | 0.001 | 0.497 | 1.644 (0.987 to 2.741) | 0.056 |
| Food consumption | ||||||
| Lower fruit consumption‡ | 0.231 | 1.260 (0.709 to 2.239) | 0.431 | 0.756 | 2.129 (1.290 to 3.515) | 0.003 |
| Higher fruit consumption‡ | 0.272 | 1.313 (0.816 to 2.112) | 0.262 | 0.004 | 1.004 (0.644 to 1.566) | 0.985 |
| Lower consumption of cereals‡ | 0.245 | 1.277 (0.725 to 2.250) | 0.398 | −0.698 | 0.498 (0.269 to 0.922) | 0.026 |
| Higher consumption of cereals‡ | 0.180 | 1.197 (0.726 to 1.972) | 0.480 | 0.329 | 1.389 (0.900 to 2.144) | 0.138 |
| Lower alcohol consumption‡ | 0.033 | 1.034 (0.667 to 1.602) | 0.881 | 0.283 | 1.328 (0.893 to 1.973) | 0.161 |
| Higher alcohol consumption‡ | 0.323 | 1.381 (0.434 to 4.396) | 0.584 | 1.506 | 4.510 (1.764 to 11.531) | 0.002 |
*Change in body weight. Reference: no change in perceived body weight.
†Change in consumption. Reference: no change in consumption.
‡Models were adjusted for total number of diseases.