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. 2021 May 8;13(5):1577. doi: 10.3390/nu13051577

Table 2.

Proportion of people showing changes in the intake of different types of food among high-school students from Central Catalonia during the COVID-19 confinement. Results represented by tertiles of the Spanish Health Eating Index (HEI).

Total (n = 303)
Decrease No Changes Increase
n % 95% CI n % 95% CI n % 95% CI
Highest tertile Spanish HEI (n = 100)
Consumption of cereals 12 12.0 (6.9–20.0) 70 70.0 (60.3–78.2) 18 18.0 (11.6–26.8)
Consumption of legumes 15 15.0 (9.2–23.4) 73 73.0 (63.4–80.8) 12 12.0 (6.9–20.0)
Consumption of fruit 12 12.0 (6.9–20.0) 46 46.0 (36.5–55.8) 42 42.0 (32.7–51.9)
Consumption of vegetables 3 3.0 (1.0–8.9) 83 83.0 (74.3–89.2) 14 14.0 (8.5–22.3)
Consumption of dairy products 23 23.0 (15.8–32.3) 56 56.0 (46.1–65.4) 21 21.0 (14.1–30.1)
Consumption of meat 16 16.0 (10.0–24.6) 74 74.0 (64.5–81.7) 10 10.0 (5.5–17.6)
Consumption of fish 21 21.0 (14.1–30.1) 72 72.0 (62.4–79.9) 7 7.0 (3.4–14.0)
Consumption of eggs 14 14.0 (8.5–22.3) 71 71.0 (61.3–79.1) 15 15.0 (9.2–23.4)
Consumption of convenience food 50 50.0 (40.3–59.7) 42 42.0 (32.7–51.9) 8 8.0 (4.0–15.2)
Consumption of sweets 39 39.0 (29.9–48.9) 34 34.0 (25.4–43.8) 27 27.0 (19.2–36.6)
Consumption of soft drinks 44 44.0 (34.6–53.9) 44 44.0 (34.6–53.9) 12 12.0 (6.9–20.0)
Intermediate tertile Spanish HEI (n = 98)
Consumption of cereals 8 8.2 (4.1–15.5) 69 70.4 (60.6–78.6) 21 21.4 (14.4–30.7)
Consumption of legumes 16 16.3 (10.2–25.0) 67 68.4 (58.5–76.8) 15 15.3 (9.4–23.9)
Consumption of fruit 14 14.3 (8.6–22.7) 46 46.9 (37.3–56.8) 38 38.8 (29.6–48.8)
Consumption of vegetables 13 13.3 (7.8–21.6) 57 58.2 (48.2–67.5) 28 28.6 (20.5–38.3)
Consumption of dairy products 20 20.4 (13.5–29.6) 57 58.2 (48.2–67.5) 21 21.4 (14.4–30.7)
Consumption of meat 21 21.4 (14.4–30.7) 62 63.3 (53.3–72.2) 15 15.3 (9.4–23.9)
Consumption of fish 28 28.6 (20.5–38.3) 56 57.1 (47.2–66.6) 14 14.3 (8.6–22.7)
Consumption of eggs 10 10.2 (5.6–18.0) 71 72.4 (62.8–80.4) 17 17.3 (11.0–26.2)
Consumption of convenience food 51 52.0 (42.2–61.8) 39 39.8 (30.6–49.8) 8 8.2 (4.1–15.5)
Consumption of sweets 38 38.8 (29.6–48.8) 32 32.7 (24.1–42.6) 28 28.6 (20.5–38.3)
Consumption of soft drinks 38 38.8 (29.6–48.8) 43 43.9 (34.4–53.9) 17 17.3 (11.0–26.2)
Lowest tertile Spanish HEI (n = 105)
Consumption of cereals 9 8.6 (4.5–15.7) 74 70.5 (61.0–78.4) 22 21.0 (14.2–29.8)
Consumption of legumes 26 24.8 (17.4–33.9) 66 62.9 (53.2–71.6) 13 12.4 (7.3–20.2)
Consumption of fruit 22 21.0 (14.2–29.8) 45 42.9 (33.7–52.5) 38 36.2 (27.6–45.8)
Consumption of vegetables 14 13.3 (8.0–21.3) 61 58.1 (48.4–67.2) 30 28.6 (20.7–38.0)
Consumption of dairy products 14 13.3 (8.0–21.3) 71 67.6 (58.1–75.9) 20 19.0 (12.6–27.7)
Consumption of meat 9 8.6 (4.5–15.7) 73 69.5 (60.0–77.6) 23 21.9 (15.0–30.9)
Consumption of fish 27 25.7 (18.2–34.9) 60 57.1 (47.5–66.3) 18 17.1 (11.1–25.6)
Consumption of eggs 14 13.3 (8.0–21.3) 73 69.5 (60.0–77.6) 18 17.1 (11.1–25.6)
Consumption of convenience food 40 38.1 (29.3–47.8) 50 47.6 (38.2–57.2) 15 14.3 (8.8–22.4)
Consumption of sweets 36 34.3 (25.8–43.9) 35 33.3 (25.0–42.9) 34 32.4 (24.1–41.9)
Consumption of soft drinks 31 29.5 (21.6–39.0) 47 44.8 (35.5–54.4) 27 25.7 (18.2–34.9)