COV-Health: Impact of confinement on the health status of universitu students

Abstract

The general purpose of the CoV-Health study is to analyze the impact of confinement and the different phases of de-escalation on the psycho-physical and social status among university students. Possible correlations between anthropometric variables (changes in body composition), physiological variables, emotional status and social conditions of participants will be analyzed and established. A total of 332 students from the University of Malaga participate, who have been divided into two groups, control group (sedentary) and experimental group (active), who have performed more than 150 minutes of weekly Physical Activity during confinement, this volume of Physical Activity being recommended by the WHO.