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Risky eating behaviors in young adults from two communes in the Ñuble region, Chile in the COVID-19 pandemic

2023; Ricardo Palma University; Volume: 23; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.25176/rfmh.v23i2.5648

2308-0531

Javiera Saéz-Opazo, Valeria Quiroga-Salom, Monserrat Torres-Landeros, Ismael Morales Ojeda, Miguel Ángel López-Espinoza, Pía Rojas-Cárdenas,

Communication and COVID-19 Impact

Objective: To analyze risky eating behaviors in relation to nutritional status and physical activity in young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in the communes of Chillán and Chillán Viejo. Methods: Observational and cross-sectional design. A sample of 184 young adults of both sexes, who lived in two communes in the Ñuble region (Chile) during the period of confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was obtained. A personal history questionnaire and the SCOFF scale that assesses the risk of eating behavior disorders (EDs) were applied. Results: A 37.16% risk for ED was found (95% CI: 30.23 – 44.63%). The risk of eating behavior disorders was related to the variables: physical activity (p=0.01 bivariate analysis) and nutritional status (p=0.03, adjusted analysis). Conclusion: It was possible to identify a higher proportion than that recorded in the literature and the factors associated with eating disorders were those that were expected to be found.