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. 2020 Jul 22;167:108350. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108350

Table 2.

Self-perceived covid-19 risk and worry, health related experiences and lifestyle changes during COVID-19 pandemic, by diabetes status (n = 9,016).

Total No diabetes Diabetes p-value
N = 9,016, n (%) N = 8,431, n (%) N = 585, n (%)
Self-perceived risk of infection and level of worry
How likely do you think it is that you or someone in your family may get infected? <0.001
 Very likely 907 (10.1) 673 (8.0) 234 (40.0)
 Somewhat likely 2,130 (23.6) 1,972 (23.4) 158 (27.0)
 Not that likely 4,200 (46.6) 4,065 (48.2) 135 (23.1)
 Not at all likely 1,779 (19.7) 1,721 (20.4) 58 (9.9)
How worried are you about being infected with COVID-19? <0.001
 Very worried 3,352 (37.2) 3,033 (36.0) 319 (54.5)
 Somewhat worried 3,157 (35.0) 3,021 (35.8) 136 (23.2)
 A little worried 2,107 (23.4) 1,997 (23.7) 110 (18.8)
 Not worried at all 400 (4.4) 380 (4.5) 20 (3.4)
Self-reported overall health
 Excellent 3,693 (41.0) 3,388 (40.2) 305 (52.1)
 Very good 3,679 (40.8) 3,533 (41.9) 146 (25.0)
 Good 1,442 (16.0) 1,326 (15.7) 116 (19.8)
 Fair 187 (2.1) 172 (2.0) 15 (2.6)
 Poor 15 (0.2) 12 (0.1) 3 (0.5)
Food shortages <0.001
 Yes 2,937 (26.9) 2,487 (25.0) 350 (59.8)
 No 7,708 (73.1) 7,473 (75.0) 235 (40.2)
Drug shortages <0.001
 Yes 3,173 (30.1) 2,824 (28.4) 349 (59.7)
 No 7,372 (69.9) 7,136 (71.6) 236 (40.3)
Lifestyle behavior changes
During COVID-19 epidemic, did you usually have more or less physical activity in a week than before? <0.001
 Increased a lot 1,608 (17.8) 1,347 (16.0) 261 (44.6)
 Increased a little 2,257 (25.0) 2,122 (25.2) 135 (23.1)
 No change 2,220 (24.6) 2,106 (25.0) 114 (19.5)
 Decreased a little 1,559 (17.3) 1,511 (17.9) 48 (8.2)
 Decreased a lot 1,372 (15.2) 1,345 (16.0) 27 (4.6)
During COVID-19 epidemic, about how many hours on average per day did you do physical activity? , (in hours) 1.2 (1.5) 1.1 (1.4) 2.0 (2.0) <0.001
PA 150 min/week 5,333 (59.2) 4,901 (58.1) 432 (73.8) <0.001
How has your diet been impacted during COVID-19 epidemic? <0.001
 High impact 1,154 (12.8) 902 (10.7) 252 (43.1)
 Some impact 2,967 (32.9) 2,808 (33.3) 159 (27.2)
 Average impact 2,041 (22.6) 1,936 (23.0) 105 (17.9)
 Minimal impact 2,044 (22.7) 1,990 (23.6) 54 (9.2)
 No impact at all 810 (9.0) 795 (9.4) 15 (2.6)
During COVID-19, how many hours of sleep did you get each day on average? 7.8 (1.2) 7.9 (1.2) 7.6 (1.6) <0.001
Sleep duration <0.001
 <=6 h 1,026 (11.7) 897 (10.9) 129 (25.4)
 6 – 8 h 5,787 (66.1) 5,523 (66.9) 264 (52.1)
 >8 h 1,944 (22.2) 1,830 (22.2) 114 (22.5)
During COVID-19, did your smoke more or less than before? <0.001
 Increase a lot 377 (30.2) 220 (22.2) 157 (61.6)
 Increase some 237 (19.0) 205 (20.6) 32 (12.5)
 No change 356 (28.5) 306 (30.8) 50 (19.6)
 Decrease some 185 (14.8) 177 (17.8) 8 (3.1)
 Decrease a lot 93 (7.5) 85 (8.6) 8 (3.1)
How do you compare your alcohol consumptions during COVID-19 compared to your ty <0.001
 Increase a lot 296 (15.6) 169 (10.2) 127 (54.0)
 Increase some 289 (15.2) 255 (15.3) 34 (14.5)
 No change 632 (33.3) 586 (35.2) 46 (19.6)
 Decrease some 326 (17.2) 315 (18.9) 11 (4.7)
 Decrease a lot 356 (18.7) 339 (20.4) 17 (7.2)