Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample (n = 43,995).
| Variables | % (95%CI) |
|---|---|
| Sex (women) | 53.3 (51.8 to 54.8) |
| Age group | |
| 18–39 | 46.7 (45.2 to 48.1) |
| 40–59 | 33.9 (32.5 to 35.2) |
| 60 + | 19.4 (18.2 to 20.7) |
| Highest academic achievement | |
| No academic achievement or elementary school | 10.3 (9.4 to 11.3) |
| High school | 72.8 (71.7 to 73.9) |
| More than high school | 16.9 (16.3 to 17.4) |
| Working status during the quarantine | |
| No | 54.2 (52.7 to 55.6) |
| Normal routine | 20.9 (19.7 to 22.2) |
| Home office | 25.0 (23.8 to 26.2) |
| Skin color (non-white) | 54.3 (52.9 to 55.7) |
| Diagnoses of COVID-19 on a relative or close friend | 16.7 (15.7 to 17.7) |
| Adherence to the quarantine (yes) | 74.1 (72.8 to 75.4) |
| Previous diagnoses of depression (yes) | 15.0 (14.0 to 16.0) |
| Loneliness (frequently) | 57.1 (55.6 to 58.5) |
| Sadness (frequently) | 40.3 (38.9 to 41.8) |
| Anxiety (frequently) | 53.1 (51.6 to 54.6) |
| Physical activity | |
| Consistently active | 8.8 (8.1 to 9.7) |
| Become active | 3.3 (2.9 to 3.8) |
| Become inactive | 21.3 (20.2 to 22.5) |
| Consistently inactive | 66.6 (65.2 to 67.9) |
| TV-viewing | |
| Consistently low | 61.5 (60.0 to 62.9) |
| Become low | 0.8 (0.6 to 1.0) |
| Become high | 28.0 (26.8 to 29.3) |
| Consistently high | 9.7 (8.8 to 10.7) |
Note. Values are weighted according the National Household Sample Survey (2019). CI, confidence interval. Physical activity patterns were created using the cut-off point of 150 min/week. TV-viewing patterns were created using the cut-off point of 4 h/day.