lifestyle changes and covid-19 infection: a cross-sectional study

Background: covid-19 pandemic has evidently influenced people’s lifestyle, particularly their health. in this study, the authors examined the association between dietary intake and lifestyle changes, and covid-19 infection in adults living in bojnurd, iran. methods: in this cross-sectional study conducted on 4425 adults from bojnurd city, iran, regarding changes in food consumption, physical activity, sleep duration, and the history of covid-19 infection; data were collected online using a researcher-designed questionnaire. the associations between lifestyle changes and covid-19 infection were assessed by multivariate- adjusted logistic regression models. results: there were significant associations between lower odds of covid-19, increased legumes consumption (or: 0.76; 95% ci: 0.61, 0.96), and increased physical activity (or: 0.74; 95% ci: 0.57, 0.95) during the pandemic; this was while increased intakes of refined grain (or: 1.32; 95% ci: 1.06, 1.63), butter oil (or: 1.34; 95% ci: 1.03, 1.73), processed meat (or: 1.36; 95% ci: 1.01, 1.82), fast foods (or: 1.65; 95% ci: 1.13, 2.40), honey (or: 1.34; 95% ci: 1.10, 1.64), and coffee (or: 1.61; 95% ci: 1.24, 2.09) were associated with higher odds of infection. moreover, higher sleep duration (or: 1.25; 95% ci: 1.02, 1.52), increased intake of multivitamins/minerals (or: 1.66; 95% ci: 1.35, 2.05), vitamin d (or: 1.22; 95% ci: 1.01, 1.47), and vitamin c (or: 1.52; 95% ci: 1.26, 1.84) were significantly associated with higher odds of infection, compared to the cases with no change. conclusion: increased intake of refined grain and high-fat foods may be associated with lower odds of infection. however, the cross-sectional design of the present study precludes causal inferences. corresponding author:shima abdollahi view orcid in profileyou can search for this author in pubmed     google scholar profile