Objectives: To explore the impact of changing work arrangements during COVID-19 on diet, physical activity, body weight, and sleep of Qatar’s working population. Methods: A web-based survey targeting working adults who were residing in Qatar during the period of home confinement was conducted. Results: About 47% of 1061 participants reported weight gain. Higher proportions of participants reported consuming more fatty foods ( P = 0.007), more sugary foods ( P = 0.001), and greater increase in screen and sitting/reclining times ( P < 0.001) among the work from home (WFH) group. Participants with higher adverse dietary changes score were more likely to report weight gain in both the WFH (adjusted OR 1.38, 95% CI 1.28 to 1.49), and working regularly groups (adjusted OR, 1.31, 95% CI 1.20 to 1.43) with P < 0.001. Conclusion: Qatar's working population experienced adverse lifestyle changes which were more prominent among those who shifted to WFH.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, physical activity, diet, lifestyle, Qatar, work from home, 【초록키워드】 group, change, 95% CI, participant, greater, proportion, reported, conducted, adjusted, increase in, dietary change, fatty, 【제목키워드】 Population, Impact, work, change, working, Arrangement,