Table 1.
Baseline criteria of the Egyptian study population during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic
| Baseline characteristics | Total sample (N = 1000) |
|---|---|
|
Age (years) Median (IQR) |
34.0 (23.0–40.0) |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Male | 187 (18.7) |
| Female | 813 (81.3) |
| Education level, n (%) | |
| Below university | 37 (3.7) |
| University/postgraduate studies | 963 (96.3) |
| Residence, n (%) | |
| Urban | 965 (96.5) |
| Rural | 35 (3.5) |
| Working/ studying, n (%) | |
| Student | 249 (24.9) |
| Housewife/non-employed | 140 (14.0) |
| Full-time workers | 611(61.1) |
| Working status during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, n (%) | |
| Not working | 239 (23.9) |
| Working from home | 563 (56.3) |
| Working outside home | 198 (19.8) |
| Marital status, n (%) | |
| Not married | 417(41.7) |
| Ever– married | 583(58.3) |
| Having children, n (%) | 562(56.2) |
| History of chronic diseases, n (%) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 29(2.9) |
| Hypertension | 71(7.1) |
| Renal diseases | 4(0.4) |
| Liver disease | 1(0.1) |
| Autoimmune disease | 34(3.4) |
| Neurological disease | 33(3.3) |
| Other diseases | 125(12.5) |
|
Height in cm mean ± SD |
165.0 ± 24.1 |
|
Weight in kg mean ± SD |
75.1 ± 18.2 |
| Dietary habits | |
| Diet follow/ try to follow | 447(44.7) |
| Acquire healthy food habits | 469(46.9) |
| Acquire unhealthy food habits | 440(44.0) |
| Increase in the frequency of supermarket visit | 463 (46.3) |
| Breakfast intake on daily basis | 698 (69.8) |
| Dinner intake on daily basis | 491(49.1) |
| Increase in the rate of unhealthy snacking | 468(46.8) |
| Lifestyle habits | |
| Smoking status, n (%) | |
| Non/ Ex-smoker | 897(89.7) |
| Current smoker | 103(10.3) |
| Disturbed sleep pattern, n (%) | 656(65.6) |
| Alcohol consumption, n (%) | 54(5.4) |
| Stress factors | |
| Social media use, n (%) | |
| Increase | 767(76.7) |
| Decrease | 24(2.4) |
| No change | 209(20.9) |
| Fear of getting COVID-19 infection, n (%) | 827(82.7) |
| Daily follow of COVID-19 reports, n (%) | 827(82.7) |
| Start intake of antidepressant, n (%) | 58(5.8) |
| Eat during stress, n (%) | 509(50.9) |
| Monthly income affected, n (%) | 440(44.0) |
| Physical activity | |
| Physical activity practice before COVID-19 pandemic, n (%) | 557(55.7) |
| Physical activity practice during the COVID-19 pandemic n (%) | 301(30.1) |