Análisis de las frecuencias de consumo de diferentes tipos de bebidas durante la pandemia de SARS-CoV-2 y su relación con indicadores del estado nutricional en la población mexicana

Abstract

The objective of this study was to design a digital evaluation questionnaire for the adult population (older than 18 years old) used to analyze the frequency of consumption of different ultraprocessed beverages during the COVID-19 pandemic and its correlation with the nutritional status. In addition, current information on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on changing eating habits was analyzed, one of them being the consumption of ultraprocessed beverages. This study was conducted on a total of 888 Mexican people, using a semiquantitative beverage consumption frequency questionnaire, applied in a survey via Google Forms® platform on the internet. Once all the data was obtained, the sociodemographic and the frequency of consumption of different beverages were analyzed using descriptive statistics. In addition, a Pearson Correlation Coefficient analysis (p<0.05) was performed to evaluate the association between beverage frequencies with nutritional status indicators. The results showed a significant positive correlation between body mass index and beverage consumption, such as beer (p= 0.0333) and sugary drinks: cola and/or flavor (p= 0.0029). Likewise, a negative correlation between vegetable drinks and (p= 0.0006) body mass index was found. It was also shown a very high positive correlation between the consumption of diet drinks and body mass index (p= <0.001). In addition, between the variables body weight and drinks, a positive correlation significance was observed between body weight and frequency consumption of beverages like whole milk (p= 0.0143), skimmed milk (p= 0.0221), sugary drinks: cola and/or flavor (p= 0.0002), diet drinks (p= <.0001) and beer (p= <.0001). Finally, it was concluded that there was a relationship between the frequency consumption and ultraprocessed beverages and the nutritional status, such as body mass index and body weight during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Date of Award	2021
Original language	English
Awarding Institution	Universidad de Monterrey