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. 2020 Aug 5;4(1):336–344. doi: 10.1089/heq.2020.0031

Table 3.

Behaviors Due to COVID-19 Pandemic by Chronic Conditions

  Cardiometabolic disease
Overweight
Respiratory
Allergies
Immune
Mental health
% 95% CI p % 95% CI p % 95% CI p % 95% CI p % 95% CI p % 95% CI p
Washed or sanitized hands 91.2 86.6–94.3 0.687 95.9 93.5–97.5 0.001 93.4 87.9–96.5 0.402 94.5 91.4–96.5 0.018 95 90.4–97.5 0.117 94.0 89.3–96.7 0.27
Keep six feet distance from those outside my household 85.1 80.4–88.8 0.811 87.7 83.9–90.8 0.167 85.9 79.9–90.3 0.848 89.2 85.6–92.1 0.007 87.9 80.9–92.5 0.423 84.8 78.3–89.6 0.789
Wore a face mask 81.9 77.6–85.4 0.013 76.6 71.7–80.9 0.646 78.3 72.3–83.4 0.743 81.1 77.3–84.3 0.016 86.7 80.4–91.2 0.004 75.3 67.7–81.6 0.49
Avoided public or crowded places 81.8 77.6–85.3 0.436 84.2 80.6–87.3 0.022 81.2 76.3–85.4 0.724 86.3 83.1–88.9 <0.001 82.8 75.6–88.2 0.461 82.9 76.4–87.9 0.407
Avoided some or all restaurants 72.7 67.9–77.0 0.561 73.1 68.5–77.3 0.435 71.7 65.9–76.8 0.972 73.3 69.1–77.1 0.286 79.2 70.9–85.5 0.048 75.2 68.1–81.2 0.266
Canceled or postponed pleasure, social, or recreational activities 66.0 60.8–70.8 0.107 73.7 69.1–77.8 0.025 70.8 64.4–76.4 0.559 74.6 70.4–78.5 0.001 68.2 59.7–75.7 0.812 70.1 62.5–76.7 0.794
Prayed 63.6 58.6–68.3 <0.001 61.7 56.5–66.6 0.011 58.8 52.4–64.9 0.332 59.3 54.6–63.7 0.068 68.9 60.9–75.9 0.001 54.0 46.0–61.8 0.579
Avoided contact with high-risk people 62.7 57.6–67.5 0.784 64.4 59.4–69.1 0.296 67.2 60.9–72.9 0.072 67.4 63.0–71.6 0.002 69.7 61.7–76.6 0.047 74.1 67.2–80.0 <0.001
Wiped packages entering my home 46.6 41.6–51.7 0.534 46.1 41.1–51.3 0.718 47.2 40.9–53.6 0.506 48.8 44.2–53.4 0.052 50 41.8–58.2 0.242 45.3 37.5–53.5 0.999
Canceled a doctor appointment 38.4 33.6–43.5 0.002 33.2 28.7–38.1 0.690 34.0 28.1–40.3 0.559 36.0 31.7–40.6 0.028 36.9 29.6–44.9 0.212 35.1 27.8–43.2 0.444
Canceled or postponed dentist or other appointment 33.0 28.6–37.8 0.121 37.6 32.8–42.6 0.465 35.5 29.8–41.7 0.855 40.3 35.9–44.8 0.012 38.8 31.2–46.9 0.456 38.8 31.2–47.0 0.452
Stockpiled food or water 29.3 25.0–34.1 0.101 36.2 31.4–41.2 0.070 31.7 26.0–38.0 0.774 34.8 30.5–39.3 0.157 31.7 24.6–39.9 0.843 32.1 25.2–39.8 0.915
Worked from home 24.4 20.4–29.0 <0.001 34.3 29.7–39.3 0.295 35.5 29.6–41.9 0.212 35.9 31.6–40.4 0.021 27.7 20.5–36.1 0.242 38.4 30.8–46.6 0.086
Canceled or postponed work activities 22.9 18.9–27.4 <0.001 30.2 25.6–35.3 0.290 37.3 31.2–43.8 0.074 35.3 31.0–39.9 0.087 24.9 18.3–32.9 0.045 34.7 27.2–43.2 0.536
Canceled or postponed school activities 14.0 10.6–18.2 <0.001 18.6 15.0–22.8 0.150 25.9 20.3–32.5 0.056 23.2 19.5–27.3 0.181 13.2 8.8–19.5 0.01 23.5 17.5–30.7 0.458
Visited a doctor or hospital 11.1 8.3–14.5 0.007 7.3 5.2, 10.1 0.630 9.7 6.8–13.8 0.212 8.1 6.0–10.9 0.821 9.1 5.5–14.6 0.561 11.9 7.9–17.3 0.038
Stayed home because I felt unwell 10.6 8.0, 13.8 0.967 13.5 10.3–17.4 0.037 19.4 14.6–25.3 <0.001 12.9 10.3–16.2 0.036 11.8 8.2–16.8 0.564 18.9 13.4–26.2 <0.001
Canceled outside housekeepers or caregivers 9.2 6.7–12.5 0.112 9.5 7.0–12.8 0.188 11.5 7.5–17.4 0.933 11.2 8.3–15.0 0.931 14.1 8.8–21.8 0.336 10.4 6.3–16.7 0.712
Studies from home 9.2 6.9–12.1 <0.001 13.8 10.6–17.8 0.534 15.7 11.8–20.5 0.661 16.0 12.7–19.8 0.378 14.1 9.5–20.5 0.799 18.0 12.6–25.1 0.243