TY  - JOUR
AU  - Owen, AJ
AU  - Tran, T
AU  - Hammarberg, K
AU  - Kirkman, M
AU  - Fisher, JRW
Y2  - 2020/11/17
Y1  - 2021/02/01
SN  - 1368-9800
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/11343/251649
AB  - OBJECTIVE: As a result of the coronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Australia adopted emergency measures on 22 March 2020. This study reports the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on appetite and overeating in Australian adults during the first month of emergency measures. DESIGN: This study reports analysis of data from the population-based, self-completed survey. The main outcome measure was an item from the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 asking: 'Over the past 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by poor appetite or overeating?'. Data on sociodemographic factors, symptoms of anxiety and depression, and the impact of COVID-19 and lockdown were also collected. Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine associations with poor appetite or overeating. SETTING: An anonymous online survey available from 3 April to 2 May 2020. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 13 829 Australian residents aged 18 years or over. RESULTS: The weighted prevalence of being bothered by poor appetite or overeating in the past 2 weeks was 53·6 %, with 11·6 % (95 % CI 10·6, 12·6) of the cohort reporting poor appetite or overeating nearly every day. High levels of anxiety, concern about contracting COVID-19, being in lockdown with children and reporting a severe impact of the lockdown were associated with increased odds of poor appetite or overeating. CONCLUSIONS: Given the widespread prevalence of being bothered by poor appetite or overeating, universal public health interventions to address emotion-focused or situational eating during periods of lockdown may be appropriate.
LA  - English
PB  - CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
T1  - Poor appetite and overeating reported by adults in Australia during the coronavirus-19 disease pandemic: a population-based study
DO  - 10.1017/S1368980020003833
IS  - Public Health Nutrition
VL  - 24
IS  - 2
SP  - 275-281
L1  - /bitstream/handle/11343/251649/PMC7556905.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
ER  -