To assess the impact of dietary habits on severity of COVID 19 in healthcare workers – A cross-sectional study
Background and Objectives: Since it began in 2019, the COVID-19 epidemic has affected almost every nation on the planet. Lockdown has caused a substantial shift in people's eating habits, with a surge in the consumption of preserved goods and fast food. This change in eating habits had a much b...
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| description | Background and Objectives: Since it began in 2019, the COVID-19 epidemic has affected almost every nation on the planet. Lockdown has caused a substantial shift in people's eating habits, with a surge in the consumption of preserved goods and fast food. This change in eating habits had a much bigger effect on people's lives. There is a great knowledge vacuum on how minor dietary modifications might have a significant impact on the risk of developing corona. However, there is little data to support a link between dietary quality and the risk and severity of COVID-19. Hence this study was carried out to close that comprehension gap between people. It was a cross-sectional study conducted during the period January 2021 to December 2021. Methods: It was a cross-sectional study conducted for a period of ONE year during the delta wave period. Method of data collection was through the questionnaire approach. Results: We were able to find an association between severity score and dietary score of the patient. A positive correlation of 0.45 was identified using the Chi-square test. This value indicates a moderate positive correlation, suggesting that individuals with higher dietary scores (indicative of a poorer diet) tend to have higher severity scores (indicating more severe effects of COVID-19 infection). Conclusion: According to the study's findings, the severity of corona infection was correlated with poor diet quality. Our findings suggest that reducing the pandemic's effects may depend on public health programs that improve nutrition. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bd5b4640a37445e7b821ff09aa12a3692025-08-20T03:33:17ZengAl Ameen Medical CollegeAl Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences0974-11432025-07-011803176179To assess the impact of dietary habits on severity of COVID 19 in healthcare workers – A cross-sectional studyDivya Mendiratta0Vanishree S. Bubanale1MBBS Final year student, KAHERs, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi-590010, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Biochemistry, KAHERs, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi-590010, Karnataka, IndiaBackground and Objectives: Since it began in 2019, the COVID-19 epidemic has affected almost every nation on the planet. Lockdown has caused a substantial shift in people's eating habits, with a surge in the consumption of preserved goods and fast food. This change in eating habits had a much bigger effect on people's lives. There is a great knowledge vacuum on how minor dietary modifications might have a significant impact on the risk of developing corona. However, there is little data to support a link between dietary quality and the risk and severity of COVID-19. Hence this study was carried out to close that comprehension gap between people. It was a cross-sectional study conducted during the period January 2021 to December 2021. Methods: It was a cross-sectional study conducted for a period of ONE year during the delta wave period. Method of data collection was through the questionnaire approach. Results: We were able to find an association between severity score and dietary score of the patient. A positive correlation of 0.45 was identified using the Chi-square test. This value indicates a moderate positive correlation, suggesting that individuals with higher dietary scores (indicative of a poorer diet) tend to have higher severity scores (indicating more severe effects of COVID-19 infection). Conclusion: According to the study's findings, the severity of corona infection was correlated with poor diet quality. Our findings suggest that reducing the pandemic's effects may depend on public health programs that improve nutrition.https://ajms.alameenmedical.org/ArticlePDFs/4%20AJMS%20V18.N3.2025%20p%20176-179.pdfcovid 19eating habitsseverity scoredietary scorepandemic |
| spellingShingle | Divya Mendiratta Vanishree S. Bubanale To assess the impact of dietary habits on severity of COVID 19 in healthcare workers – A cross-sectional study Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences covid 19 eating habits severity score dietary score pandemic |
| title | To assess the impact of dietary habits on severity of COVID 19 in healthcare workers – A cross-sectional study |
| title_full | To assess the impact of dietary habits on severity of COVID 19 in healthcare workers – A cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | To assess the impact of dietary habits on severity of COVID 19 in healthcare workers – A cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | To assess the impact of dietary habits on severity of COVID 19 in healthcare workers – A cross-sectional study |
| title_short | To assess the impact of dietary habits on severity of COVID 19 in healthcare workers – A cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | to assess the impact of dietary habits on severity of covid 19 in healthcare workers a cross sectional study |
| topic | covid 19 eating habits severity score dietary score pandemic |
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