Table 3.

Dietary and lifestyle adjustment by level of adherence to the MedDiet during the COVID-19 Kosovo confinement.

		All		Low		Medium		High		p-Value
		(N = 689)		(N = 339)		(N = 325)		(N = 25)
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Meals out of home										0.174
0		112	16	51	15	58	18	3	12
1		193	28	90	26	97	30	6	24
2		273	40	131	39	128	39	14	56
3		111	16	67	20	42	13	2	8
Alcohol intake										0.003
	As before	362	52	174	51	176	54	12	48
	Lower	299	43	156	46	136	42	7	28
	Higher	28	4	9	3	13	4	6	24
Type of Cooking										0.104
	Microwave	6	1	2	1	4	1	0	0
	Bake	205	30	116	34	79	24	10	40
	Fried	54	8	31	9	21	7	2	8
	Frying	58	8	24	7	32	10	2	8
	Boiling	366	53	166	49	189	58	11	44
Frequency of Cooking										0.150
	As before	255	37	131	39	119	36	5	20
	Lower	49	7	26	8	22	7	1	4
	Higher	385	56	182	53	184	57	19	76
Fried Foods Intake										0.678
	As before	355	52	184	54	156	48	15	60
	Lower	174	25	79	23	90	28	5	20
	Higher	160	23	76	23	79	24	5	20
Fried Foods Frequency Per Week										0.718
	<1	178	26	80	24	91	28	7	28
	1–3	392	57	201	58	178	55	13	52
	4–6	77	11	36	10	37	11	4	16
	Never	34	5	19	7	15	5	0	0
	>7	8	1	3	1	4	1	1	4
Oil used for frying										0.744
	Another	15	2	6	2	8	2	1	4
	Canola Oil	3	0	1	0	2	1	0	0
	Sunflower Oil	355	52	175	52	168	52	12	48
	Corn Oil	85	12	35	10	45	14	5	20
	Olive Oil	231	34	122	36	102	31	7	28
Snacking frequency										0.940
	As before	311	45	151	44	152	47	8	32
	Lower	139	20	68	21	65	19	6	24
	Higher	239	35	120	35	108	34	11	44
Fast food frequency										0.022
	As before	243	35	105	31	127	40	11	44
	Lower	352	51	190	56	151	46	11	44
	Higher	94	14	44	13	47	14	3	12
Eating more										0.616
	upper/yes	262	38	131	39	123	38	8	32
	lower/no	427	62	208	61	202	62	17	68
Physical activity										0.275
	As before	190	28	100	29	85	26	5	20
	Lower	283	41	129	38	143	44	11	44
	Upper	152	22	71	21	73	22	8	32
	Never	64	9	39	12	24	8	1	4
Weight gain										0.436
	Yes	258	37	119	35	124	38	15	24
	Unknown	109	16	56	17	50	15	3	12
	No	322	47	164	48	151	47	7	28

¹Numbers do not add up because there were five respondents who reported another gender (data not shown).

²Kosovo Administrative regions.

³Differences between the three MedDiet adherences groups were evaluated by the Chi-squared test.