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. 2020 Aug;61(4):309–318. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2020.61.309

Table 2.

Lifestyle habits before and during the coronavirus disease-2019 lockdown*

Before lockdown During lockdown P
All participants



Cigarettes daily count
12.3 ± 7.8
14.3 ± 10.3
<0.001
Coffee cups daily count
2.1 ± 1.0
2.1 ± 1.1
0.003
Frequency of exercise weekly
2.8 ± 1.1
2.6 ± 1.2
<0.001
Duration of exercise (min)
57.9 ± 34.5
51.1 ± 37.7
<0.001
Alcohol (no, %)



never
531 (19.1)
910 (32.1)
<0.001
once monthly
887 (31.9)
633 (22.3)
up to 3 drinks weekly
898 (32.3)
773 (27.2)
up to 7 drinks weekly
358 (12.9)
378 (13.3)
up to 15 drinks weekly
76 (2.7)
96 (3.4)
more than 15 drinks weekly
30 (1.1)
49 (1.7)
Men



Cigarettes daily count
14.1 ± 9.0
14.5 ± 11.5
>0.999
Coffee cups daily count
2.4 ± 1.2
2.0 ± 1.2
<0.001
Frequency of exercise weekly
2.8 ± 1.1
2.7 ± 1.2
0.453
Duration of exercise (min)
61.2 ± 40.1
59.2 ± 55.9
>0.999
Alcohol (no, %)



Never
40 (8.4)
99 (20.5)
<0.001
once monthly
88 (18.4)
63 (13)
up to 3 drinks weekly
178 (37.2)
144 (29.8)
up to 7 drinks weekly
117 (24.4)
117 (24.2)
up to 15 drinks weekly
39 (8.1)
33 (6.8)
more than 15 drinks weekly
17 (3.5)
27 (5.6)
Women



Cigarettes daily count
11.8 ± 7.4
13.9 ± 9.8
<0.001
Coffee cups daily count
2.1 ± 1.0
2.1 ± 1.1
>0.999
Frequency of exercise weekly
2.8 ± 1.0
2.7 ± 1.2
0.001
Duration of exercise (min)
55.6 ± 29.8
49.2 ± 32.5
<0.001
Alcohol (no, %)



never
387 (21.5)
653 (35.2)
<0.001
once monthly
658 (36.5)
474 (25.5)
up to 3 drinks weekly
559 (31)
486 (26.2)
up to 7 drinks weekly
167 (9.3)
187 (10.1)
up to 15 drinks weekly
23 (1.3)
43 (2.3)
more than 15 drinks weekly 8 (0.4) 14 (0.8)

*Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables, or frequencies (percentages).

†t-test for paired samples.

‡Wilcoxon signed rank test.