Table 1.
Characteristics of military personnel from Lambayeque, Peru (n=525).
| Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age* | 22 (19–31) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 22(4.2) |
| Male | 503(95.8) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 390(74.3) |
| Married | 117(22.3) |
| Domestic partner | 12(2.3) |
| Divorced | 6(1.1) |
| Religion | |
| None | 80(15.2) |
| Catholic | 359(68.4) |
| Non-Catholic | 86(16.4) |
| Having children | 139(26.5) |
| Alcoholism | 90(17.1) |
| Smoking | 35(6.7) |
| Comorbidity | |
| Hypertension* | 50(9.5) |
| Diabetes | 10(1.9) |
| BMI (categorized)** | |
| underweight/normal | 312(60.4) |
| Overweight | 172(33.3) |
| Obesity | 33(6.4) |
| Personal mental health history | |
| No | 518(98.7) |
| Yes | 7(1.3) |
| Family mental health history | |
| No | 502(95.6) |
| Yes | 23(4.4) |
| Having sought mental health support | |
| No | 482(91.8) |
| Yes | 43(8.2) |
| Confidence in the government to manage COVID-19 | |
| Yes | 288(54.9) |
| No | 237(45.1) |
| How long have you been working?** | |
| 1 to 6 months | 134(26.2) |
| 7 to 12 months | 82(16.0) |
| 13 to 18 months | 110(21.5) |
| 19 months or more | 186(36.3) |
| Food insecurity | |
| No | 265(50.5) |
| Yes | 260(49.5) |
| Physical activity | |
| Low | 64(12.2) |
| moderate | 37(7.1) |
| High | 424(80.8) |
| Eating disorder | |
| No | 471(89.7) |
| Yes | 54(10.3) |
| Resilience | |
| low | 296(56.4) |
| high | 229(43.6) |
| Fear of COVID-19 | |
| No | 424(80.8) |
| Yes | 101(19.2) |
* Median (25th percentile - 75th percentile).
**Missing values.