Table 9.
Lifestyle changes during COVID-19 pandemic by demographic factors (n = 1012).
| Variables | All n = 1012 |
Gender | Age Group (Year) | Education Level | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female n = 768 |
Male n = 244 |
p Value | 18–35 n = 574 |
≥36 n = 438 |
p Value | High School n = 119 |
Higher Degree n = 893 |
p Value | ||
| Weight, n, (%) | ||||||||||
| Decreased | 212 (20.9) | 166 (21.6) | 46 (18.9) | 0.143 | 131 (22.8) | 81 (18.5) | 0.042 | 19 (16.0) | 193 (21.6) | 0.350 |
| Same as before | 486 (48.0) | 376 (49.0) | 110 (45.1) | 273 (47.6) | 213 (48.6) | 62 (52.1) | 424 (47.5) | |||
| Increased | 314 (31.0) | 226 (29.4) | 88 (36.1) | 170 (29.6) | 144 (32.9) | 38 (31.9) | 276 (30.9) | |||
| Meals per day, n (%) | ||||||||||
| Decreased | 124 (12.3) | 96 (12.5) | 28 (11.5) | 0.140 | 84 (14.6) | 40 (9.1) | 0.024 | 13 (10.9) | 111 (12.4) | 0.352 |
| Same as before | 628 (62.1) | 464 (60.4) | 164 (67.2) | 342 (59.6) | 272 (61.9) | 69 (58.0) | 559 (62.6) | |||
| Increased | 260 (25.7) | 208 (27.1) | 52 (21.3) | 148 (25.8) | 127 (29.0) | 37 (31.1) | 223 (25.0) | |||
| Physical activity, n (%) | ||||||||||
| Decreased | 424 (41.9) | 302 (39.3) | 122 (50.0) | 0.013 | 226 (39.4) | 198 (45.2) | 0.171 | 42 (35.3) | 382 (42.8) | 0.169 |
| Same as before | 438 (43.3) | 346 (45.1) | 92 (37.7) | 258 (44.9) | 180 (41.1) | 61 (51.3) | 377 (42.2) | |||
| Increased | 150 (14.8) | 120 (15.6) | 30 (12.3) | 90 (15.7) | 60 (13.7) | 16 (13.4) | 134 (15.0) | |||
| Screen time (entertainment), n (%) | ||||||||||
| Decreased | 72 (7.1) | 67 (8.7) | 5 (2.0) | 0.002 | 46 (8.0) | 26 (5.9) | 0.150 | 8 (6.7) | 64 (7.2) | 0.984 |
| Same as before | 415 (41.0) | 309 (40.2) | 106 (43.4) | 222 (38.7) | 193 (44.1) | 49 (41.2) | 366 (41.0) | |||
| Increased | 525 (51.9) | 392 (51.0) | 133 (54.5) | 306 (53.3) | 219 (50.0) | 62 (52.1) | 463 (51.8) | |||
| Sleep (h), n (%) | ||||||||||
| Decreased | 148 (14.6) | 124 (16.1) | 24 (9.8) | 0.051 | 100 (17.4) | 48 (11.0) | <0.001 | 23 (19.3) | 125 (14.0) | 0.302 |
| Same as before | 534 (52.8) | 397 (51.7) | 137 (56.1) | 270 (47.0) | 264 (60.3) | 59 (49.6) | 475 (53.2) | |||
| Increased | 330 (32.6) | 247 (32.2) | 83 (34.0) | 204 (35.5) | 126 (28.8) | 37 (31.1) | 293 (32.8) | |||
| Sleep disturbances, n (%) | ||||||||||
| Decreased | 157 (15.5) | 119 (15.5) | 38 (15.6) | 0.011 | 90 (15.7) | 67 (15.3) | <0.001 | 16 (13.4) | 141 (15.8) | 0.135 |
| Same as before | 552 (54.5) | 401 (52.2) | 151 (61.9) | 285 (49.7) | 267 (61.0) | 58 (48.7) | 494 (55.3) | |||
| Increased | 303 (29.9) | 248 (32.3) | 55 (22.5) | 199 (34.7) | 104 (23.7) | 45 (37.8) | 258 (28.9) | |||
p value was based on chi-square test at 5% level.