Among respondents who stated that they gained weight during the self-isolation period due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia in 2020, the average increase in body weight was measured at 2.4 kilograms. Generation Z representatives who lost weight during the lockdown saw a reduction by 3.9 kilograms on average. In total, nearly 42 percent of Russians reported gaining weight during that period.
As far as you know, how did your body weight change during the COVID-19 crisis?
(in kilograms)
Characteristic
Gained weight
Lost weight
Generation Z
3
-3.9
Millennials
2.2
-2.4
Generation X
3.5
-2.8
Boomers and Silents
3
-3.6
Total
2.4
-2.9
-4-20246
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