Table 3. Associations between COVID-19 related personal experience and increased weight.
| Weight gain = Yes | Weight gain = No | Multiple and step-wise logistic regression analysisa | P * | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Do you currently suffer from COVID-19 symptoms such as fever, dry cough, breathing problems, sore throat, loss of smell/taste, headaches, or diarrhea? | |||||
| Yes | 85 (7.8%) | 111 (7.6%) | aOR1 (95%CI) 0.95 (0.68–1.33) | .77 | |
| No (ref) | 1001 (92.2%) | 1344 (92.4%) | |||
| • Have you taken any test for SARS-CoV-2? | |||||
| Yes | 620 (57.1%) | 807 (55.7%) | aOR1 (95%CI) 1.02 (0.85–1.22) | .84 | |
| No | 465 (42.9%) | 641 (44.3%) | |||
| • Have you been tested positive for SARS-CoV-2? | |||||
| Yes | 121 (18.3%) | 148 (16.8%) | aOR1 (95%CI) 1.02 (0.76–1.39) | .88 | |
| No | 542 (81.7%) | 734 (83.2%) | |||
| • Have you been tested positive for Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies?b | |||||
| Yes | 117 (18.3%) | 146 (17.1%) | aOR1 (95%CI) 1.00 (0.73–1.36) | .99 | |
| No | 521 (81.7%) | 709 (82.9%) | |||
| • Has anyone with whom you have had direct contact in the past two weeks become infected with COVID-19 that you are aware of? | |||||
| Yes | 139 (12.9%) | 211 (14.6%) | aOR1 (95%CI) 0.74 (0.57–0.98) | .03 | |
| No | 938 (87.1%) | 1230 (85.4%) | |||
| • Please indicate whether you have been in quarantine due to COVID-19. | |||||
| Yes | 235 (21.9%) | 248 (17.2%) | aOR1 (95%CI) 1.26 (1.02–1.57) | .03 | |
| No | 837 (78.1%) | 1192 (82.8%) | |||
aAdjusted for all socio-demographic factors, presence of chronic physical conditions and mental illnesses or conditions
bAnti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies test is not widely available in all countries
aOR1 Adjusted odd ratios derived from multiple logistic regression
aOR2 Adjusted odd ratios derived from stepwise logistic regression
*Significant at p < 0.05