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. 2023 Apr 18;13(4):339. doi: 10.3390/bs13040339

Table 7.

Alterations in sleep patterns and eating habits in the last two weeks.

Total Sample
(n = 351)
Number (%)
First Wave
(n = 199)
Number (%)
Second Wave
(n = 152)
Number (%)
Dynamics of Change
Statistics
Sleep patterns No alteration 205 (58.4%) 106 (53.3%) 99 (65.1%) Chi-square = 4.994
p = 0.0254 decrease
Chi-square = 19.174
p = 0.0001 decrease
Alteration in sleep pattern * 146 (41.6%) 93 (46.7%) 53 (34.9%)
 Reduced sleep duration 67 (19.1%) 30 (15.0%) 37 (24.3%)
 Increased sleep duration *** 79 (22.5%) 63 (31.7%) 16 (10.6%)
No significant change 243 (69.2%) 134 (67.3%) 109 (71.7%) Chi-square = 0.774
p = 0.3790
Chi-square = 5.286
p = 0.0215 decrease
Eating
habits
Change in appetite 108 (30.8%) 65 (32.7%) 43 (28.3%)
 Loss of appetite 41 (11.7%) 19 (9.6%) 22 (15.0%)
 Increased appetite * 67 (19.1%) 46 (23.1%) 21 (14.0%)

Note: statistics: chi-square, * p < 0.05, *** p < 0.001 vs. the first wave.