According to a survey conducted in Europe in 2020, 57 percent of people living with diabetes reported they were less active during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown. Furthermore, around a third of diabetes sufferers reported gaining weight during the lockdown.
Distribution of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on weight and activity levels of diabetes sufferers in Europe as of 2020
Questions were worded in the source: "Has your weight changed during the pandemic?" and "Have your physical activity levels changed during the pandemic?"
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International Diabetes Federation. (November 4, 2021). Distribution of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on weight and activity levels of diabetes sufferers in Europe as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276586/effect-of-covid-19-pandemic-on-health-of-diabetes-sufferers-in-europe/
International Diabetes Federation. "Distribution of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on weight and activity levels of diabetes sufferers in Europe as of 2020." Chart. November 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276586/effect-of-covid-19-pandemic-on-health-of-diabetes-sufferers-in-europe/
International Diabetes Federation. (2021). Distribution of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on weight and activity levels of diabetes sufferers in Europe as of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276586/effect-of-covid-19-pandemic-on-health-of-diabetes-sufferers-in-europe/
International Diabetes Federation. "Distribution of The Effect of The Covid-19 Pandemic on Weight and Activity Levels of Diabetes Sufferers in Europe as of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276586/effect-of-covid-19-pandemic-on-health-of-diabetes-sufferers-in-europe/
International Diabetes Federation, Distribution of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on weight and activity levels of diabetes sufferers in Europe as of 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276586/effect-of-covid-19-pandemic-on-health-of-diabetes-sufferers-in-europe/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Distribution of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on weight and activity levels of diabetes sufferers in Europe as of 2020 [Graph], International Diabetes Federation, November 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276586/effect-of-covid-19-pandemic-on-health-of-diabetes-sufferers-in-europe/
