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Background Seating for long periods is associated with several health conditions and increases the risk of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer. With the COVID-19 pandemic, confinement was declared to avoid transmission. This measure affected people mobility who couldn’t leave their homes. Though the present study aims to analyze the impact of this measure on the average seated time of the Portuguese population. Methods The study was based on an online survey, approved by the IPC ethics committee, that inquired about the meantime people were seated in a weekday before and during confinement. 536 Portuguese mean aged 42.2 years (±14.8) completed the survey. The valid responses were obtained from the 18th of March till the 30th of April 2020. The data of the average seated time in the two periods before (T0) and during (T1) the quarantine was analyzed through the Wilcoxon test. Results The table displays the average value (X) and the standard derivation (SD) of the seated time in a weekday (STWD), from our study. The statistics analysis (P) between T0 and T1 are present in the same table. Conclusions The STWD showed significant differences between both periods (P < 0.001). The average time in a sited position of this population had an increase greater than 2 hours during the quarantine.

Background With the COVID-19 pandemic, the lack of information about this new virus, and its high transmissibility in humans, quarantine was declared to avoid spread. During early times of confinement, several health services closed or limited the patients' access. This study aims to analyze the impact of the first quarantine in health care services on the Portuguese population. Methods An online survey, approved by the IPC ethics committee, inquired about the health care services people attended before and during the quarantine period. 536 Portuguese with mean age 42.2 years (14.8) full-field the survey. The responses were gathered from the 18th of March till the 30th of April 2020. Differences between paired samples were established using the Wilcoxon test (P -value < 0.05), due to an abnormal sample distribution (t = 0.0515, P < 0.0001). Results The table shows the number of appointments that people attended before and after the quarantine and the statistics analysis (P) between the two moments. Apointments/treatments. T0. T1. P -value. Radiotherapy 1 0 0.317 Chemotherapy 0 0 1000 Physiotherapy 29 2 0.000 Dentistry 49 0 0.000 Nutrition 16 1 0.000 Psicology 9 1 0.005 Other treatments 14 3 0.001 Total 118 7 0.000 Apointments/treatments. T0. T1. P -value. Radiotherapy 1 0 0.317 Chemotherapy 0 0 1000 Physiotherapy 29 2 0.000 Dentistry 49 0 0.000 Nutrition 16 1 0.000 Psicology 9 1 0.005 Other treatments 14 3 0.001 Total 118 7 0.000 Open in new tab Apointments/treatments. T0. T1. P -value. Radiotherapy 1 0 0.317 Chemotherapy 0 0 1000 Physiotherapy 29 2 0.000 Dentistry 49 0 0.000 Nutrition 16 1 0.000 Psicology 9 1 0.005 Other treatments 14 3 0.001 Total 118 7 0.000 Apointments/treatments. T0. T1. P -value. Radiotherapy 1 0 0.317 Chemotherapy 0 0 1000 Physiotherapy 29 2 0.000 Dentistry 49 0 0.000 Nutrition 16 1 0.000 Psicology 9 1 0.005 Other treatments 14 3 0.001 Total 118 7 0.000 Open in new tab Conclusions There was a reduction in the number of appointments or treatments among all health care services. The total number of appointments decreased from 118 to 7 (P < 0.001).

Background Evidence on the association of preschool children's dietary patterns with later adiposity is limited. Our aim was to evaluate the association of 4-year-old children's dietary patterns with adiposity at 7 years of age. Methods We evaluated 3473 children enrolled in the Portuguese population-based birth cohort (Generation XXI) evaluated at both 4 and 7 years. Children's dietary intake was assessed by food frequency questionnaire. Children's anthropometric measures and body-composition (bioelectrical impedance) were assessed according to standard procedures. …