TABLE 4.
Dietary habits of adults (n = 139) and older adults (n = 437) during social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Adults n (%) | Older adults n (%) | χ2 (p) | |
| How many fruits or fruit juice did you consume per day? | |||
| None | 9 (6.5) | 14 (3.2) | 28.715 (≤0.001)* |
| 1 | 56 (40.3) | 91 (20.8) | |
| 2 | 40 (28.8) | 159 (36.4) | |
| 3 | 23 (16.5) | 112 (25.6) | |
| 4 | 8 (5.8) | 29 (6.6) | |
| ≥5 | 3 (2.2) | 32 (7.3) | |
| How many vegetables did you consume per day? | |||
| None | 9 (6.5) | 10 (2.3) | 11.300 (0.046)* |
| 1 | 53 (37.7) | 148 (33.9) | |
| 2 | 50 (36.2) | 213 (48.7) | |
| 3 | 12 (8.7) | 27 (6.2) | |
| 4 | 6 (4.3) | 18 (4.1) | |
| ≥5 | 9 (6.5) | 21 (4.8) | |
| How much meat, chicken, fish, or egg did you consume per day? | |||
| None | 6 (4.3) | 8 (1.8) | 20.255 (≤0.001)* |
| 1 | 41 (29.5) | 187 (42.9) | |
| 2 | 61 (43.9) | 178 (40.8) | |
| 3 | 11 (7.9) | 29 (6.7) | |
| 4 | 2 (1.4) | 14 (3.2) | |
| ≥5 | 18 (12.9) | 20 (4.6) | |
| How much milk, cheese, or yogurt did you consume per day? | |||
| None | 7 (5.0) | 37 (8.5) | 4.949 (0.422) |
| 1 | 53 (38.1) | 158 (36.2) | |
| 2 | 44 (31.7) | 158 (36.2) | |
| 3 | 15 (10.8) | 43 (9.8) | |
| 4 | 9 (6.5) | 22 (5.0) | |
| ≥5 | 11 (7.93) | 22 (5.0) | |
*Represents statistical significance between groups (p ≤ 0.05).