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. 2021 Apr 8;10(3):1246–1250. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2046_20

Table 1.

Tables summarising change in smoking habits [Table 1.1] and alcohol consumption [Table 1.2] during the COVID-19 lockdown. Values are expressed as number of participants and percentage population reporting either a decrease or increase during the lockdown. The change was statistically verified using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank test (P < 0.001) and Related-samples Marginal Homogeneity test (P < 0.001)

Table 1.1

Smoking pre- lockdown Smoking during lockdown
I don’t smoke 877 (87%) 951 (94.3%)
Party smoker 66 (6.5%) 24 (2.4%)
At least 1 cigarette per day 65 (6.4%) 33 (3.3%)

Table 1.2

Alcohol pre- lockdown Alcohol during lockdown
I don’t drink 534 (53%) 797 (79.1%)
Occasional/social drinker 433 (43%%) 178 (17.7%)
Regular drinker, <60 ml per day 18 (1.8%) 19 (1.9%%)
Regular drinker, >60 ml per day 23 (2.3%) 14 (1.4%)