Lifestyle and Sociodemographic Parameters Associated with Mental and Physical Health during COVID-19 Confinement in Three Ibero-American Countries. A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study

Ilse Adriana Gutiérrez-Pérez, Pedro Delgado-Floody, Daniel Jerez-Mayorga, Diego Soto-García, Felipe Caamaño-Navarrete, Isela Parra-Rojas, Nacim Molina-Gutiérrez and Iris Paola Guzmán-Guzmán
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Ilse Adriana Gutiérrez-Pérez: Faculty of Chemical-Biological Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Chilpancingo 39087, Mexico
Pedro Delgado-Floody: Department of Physical Education, Sport, and Recreation, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4780000, Chile
Daniel Jerez-Mayorga: Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago 7591538, Chile
Diego Soto-García: Faculty of Sciences and Physical Activity and Sports, University of León, 24007 León, Spain
Felipe Caamaño-Navarrete: Faculty of Education, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco 4780000, Chile
Isela Parra-Rojas: Faculty of Chemical-Biological Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Chilpancingo 39087, Mexico
Nacim Molina-Gutiérrez: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Católica de Maule, Talca 3460000, Chile
Iris Paola Guzmán-Guzmán: Faculty of Chemical-Biological Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Chilpancingo 39087, Mexico

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 10, 1-13

Abstract: Background: The aim of the present study was to determine the association between the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) with sociodemographic parameters and lifestyle during COVID-19 confinement in Mexico, Chile, and Spain. Methods: A cross-sectional pilot study, with 742 observations of online surveys in 422, 190, and 130 individuals from Mexico, Chile, and Spain, respectively. Sociodemographic data, presence of comorbidities, food habits, and physical activity (PA) patterns were evaluated. The HRQoL was evaluated according to the SF-36 Health Survey. The multilinear regression analysis was developed to determine the association of variables with HRQoL and its physical and mental health dimensions. Results: The female sex in the three countries reported negative association with HRQoL (Mexico: ? ?4.45, p = 0.004; Chile: ? ?8.48, p < 0.001; Spain: ? ?6.22, p = 0.009). Similarly, bad eating habits were associated negatively with HRQoL (Mexico: ? ?6.64, p < 0.001; Chile: ? ?6.66, p = 0.005; Spain: ? ?5.8, p = 0.032). In Mexico, PA limitations presented a negative association with HRQoL (? ?4.71, p = 0.011). In Chile, a sedentary lifestyle (h/day) was linked negatively with HRQoL (? ?0.64, p = 0.005). In Spain, the highest associations with HRQoL were the presence of comorbidity (? ?11.03, p < 0.001) and smoking (? ?6.72, p = 0.02). Moreover, the PA limitation in Mexico (? ?5.67, p = 0.023) and Chile (? ?9.26, p = 0.035) was linked negatively with mental health. Conclusions: The bad eating habits, PA limitations, female sex, comorbidity presence, and smoking were parameters linked negatively with HRQoL.

Keywords: lifestyle; mental health; physical activity; comorbidities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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