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. 2021 Apr 7;7(1):e001546. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2020-001546

Table 3.

Changes in lifestyle, daily activities and employment during COVID-19 lockdown (N=1800, unless otherwise specified)

Lifestyle factors N (%)
Continue to exercise at home during lockdown (n=1128)
 Yes 444 (39.4)
 No 514 (45.6)
 No, but compensates with another exercise 170 (15.1)
Smoking habit during lockdown
 Yes 373 (20.7)
 No 1427 (79.3)
Changes in smoking habit during lockdown (n=556)
 I've started smoking 18 (3.2)
 More than before 137 (24.6)
 Same as before 187 (33.6)
 Less than before 57 (10.3)
 I’ve quit smoking 157 (28.2)
Changes in drinking habit during lockdown (n=1085)
 More than before 197 (18.2)
 The same amount as before 404 (37.2)
 Less than before 136 (12.5)
 I’m not drinking 348 (32.1)
Weight change during lockdown
 I am gaining weight 736 (40.9)
 I'm maintaining my weight 876 (48.7)
 I'm losing weight 188 (10.4)
Employment changes during COVID-19 pandemic
 How has your way of working been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic? (n=901)
 I'm still working in my regular workplace and workhours (as before COVID-19) 132 (14.7)
 I still come in person, with changes to time or place of work 119 (13.2)
 I am teleworking (working from home) 359 (39.8)
 Temporary sick leave caused by COVID-19 118 (13.1)
 I've been fired because of COVID-19 33 (3.7)
 I've had to close my business 28 (3.1)
 I have been furloughed 112 (12.4)
Contact with outside during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown
Have you been out in any natural environment (eg, forest and parks)? (n=1429)
 Yes 563 (39.4)
 No 866 (60.6)
How often did you go outside for a walk? (n=1800)
 Every day 490 (27.2)
 5 days a week 91 (5.1)
 Between 2 and 4 days a week 272 (15.1)
 One day a week or less 492 (27.3)
 Never 455 (25.3)
How are you managing to purchase your groceries? (n=591)
 I am going to the supermarket as usual 209 (35.4)
 Someone else in my household is going to the supermarket 200 (33.8)
 Someone from outside my household is bringing my groceries to me 39 (6.6)
 I am ordering my groceries online or by phone 143 (24.2)