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Leisure-time Physical Inactivity is Associated with Glycemic Alterations: COVID-Inconfidentes

Version 1 : Received: 11 January 2023 / Approved: 13 January 2023 / Online: 13 January 2023 (09:18:55 CET)

How to cite: Moura, S. S. D.; Menezes-Júnior, L. A. A. D.; Rocha, A. M. S.; Batista, A. P.; Menezes, M. C. D.; Carraro, J. C. C.; Machado-Coelho, G. L. L.; Meireles, A. L. Leisure-time Physical Inactivity is Associated with Glycemic Alterations: COVID-Inconfidentes. Preprints 2023, 2023010245. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202301.0245.v1 Moura, S. S. D.; Menezes-Júnior, L. A. A. D.; Rocha, A. M. S.; Batista, A. P.; Menezes, M. C. D.; Carraro, J. C. C.; Machado-Coelho, G. L. L.; Meireles, A. L. Leisure-time Physical Inactivity is Associated with Glycemic Alterations: COVID-Inconfidentes. Preprints 2023, 2023010245. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202301.0245.v1

Abstract

The covid-19 pandemic has generated substantial changes in the lives of the population, such as increased physical inactivity, which can lead to overweight and, consequently, repercussions on glucose homeostasis. A population-based household epidemiological survey was conducted by stratified, multistage probability cluster sampling (October and December 2020) in Brazil. Participants were classified as physically active or inactive during leisure time according to the recommendations of the World Health Organization. HbA1c levels were categorized as normal (≤6.4%) or with glycemic changes (≥ 6.5%). The mediating variable was excess weight (overweight and obese). Multivariate logistic regression analyzes were performed to examine the association between physical inactivity and glycemic changes. Mediation was analyzed using the Karlson–Holm–Breen method to verify the influence of excess weight on the association. We interviewed 1,685 individuals, mostly women (52.4%), 35–59 years old (45.8%), race/ethnicity brown (48.1%), and excess weight (56.5%). The mean HbA1c was 5.68% (95% CI: 5.58-5.77). Individuals physically inactive were 2.62 times more likely to have glycemic alterations (OR:2.62.95% CI:1.29-5.33), and 26.87% of this association was mediated by excess weight (OR:1.30:95% CI:1.06-1.57). Physical inactivity in leisure time increases the chances of glycemic alterations, and part of this association can be explained by excess weight.

Keywords

COVID-19; glycated hemoglobin; glycemic changes; physical inactivity; chronic diseases; public health

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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