Table 2.
Lifestyle and Dietary Characteristics of the Study Population
Characteristic | Population Value |
---|---|
Minutes of exercise/week prior to pandemic (median (interquartile range)) | 60 (147) |
Minutes of exercise/week in the past week (median (min-max)) | 30 (120) |
Weight change since start of coronavirus pandemic n (%) | |
Yes, weight gain | 477 (25.2) |
Yes, weight loss | 227 (12.0) |
No | 668 (35.3) |
I don’t know | 521 (27.5) |
Quantity of weight change among those reporting change | |
Weight gained (median (interquartile range)) | 2 (1.5) |
Weight lost (median (interquartile range)) | -2 (2) |
Vegan/Vegetarian n (%) | 193 (10.2) |
Takes nutrition supplements n (%) | 406 (21.4) |
MedDiet Score (median (interquartile range)) | 9 (3) |
Change in diet quality n (%) | |
Healthier prior to pandemic | 1043 (55.0) |
No difference | 599 (31.6) |
Healthier with pandemic | 246 (13.0) |
No response | 7 (0.4) |