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. 2021 May 11;13(5):1600. doi: 10.3390/nu13051600

Table 5.

Odds ratio for type of change in cigarette smoking (decreased, increased, or unchanged) during COVID-19 lockdown by sociodemographic and work-related factors, health status, and lifestyle prior to lockdown, and psychological distress.

Total Decreased Increased Unchanged Missing Decreased Increased
n (%) ORs 95% CI ORs 95% CI
lower limit upper limit lower limit upper limit p value
1826 (100) 75 (4.1) 140 (7.7) 1327 (72.7) 284 (15.6)
Sociodemographic factors
Sex Male 423 (23.2) 18 (4.3) 32 (7.6) 311 (73.5) 62 (14.7) 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 0.827
Female 1397(76.5) 57 (4.1) 108 (7.7) 1014 (72.6) 218 (15.6) 1.06 0.60 1.86 1.14 0.74 1.74
Missing 6 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (33.3) 4 (66.7) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Age Young adult (18–44) 818 (44.8) 55 (6.7) 66 (8.1) 611 (74.7) 86 (10.5) 1 .. .. 1 .. .. <0.001
Middle-aged (45–64) 802 (43.9) 17 (2.1) 51 (6.4) 611 (76.2) 123 (15.3) 0.27 0.15 0.48 0.69 0.46 1.02
Aged (≥ 65) 194 (10.6) 2 (1.0) 23 (11.9) 99 (51.0) 70 (36.1) 0.22 0.05 0.91 2.11 1.23 3.62
Missing 12 (0.7) 1 (8.3) 0 (0.0) 6 (50.0) 5 (41.7) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Educational level Low 94 (5.1) 2 (2.1) 7 (7.4) 59 (62.8) 26 (27.7) 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 0.004
Medium 805 (44.1) 40 (5.0) 73 (9.1) 545 (67.7) 147 (18.3) 1.58 0.37 6.87 1.34 0.57 3.11
High 889 (48.7) 32 (3.6) 58 (6.5) 700 (78.7) 99 (11.1) 0.76 0.17 3.37 0.77 0.33 1.83
Missing 38 (2.1) 1 (2.6) 2 (5.3) 23 (60.5) 12 (31.6) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Household composition Alone 208 (11.4) 12 (5.8) 21 (10.1) 138 (66.3) 37 (17.8) 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 0.027
At least one cohabitant 1618 (88.6) 63 (3.9) 119 (7.4) 1189 (73.5) 247 (15.3) 0.48 0.25 0.93 0.63 0.38 1.05
Work-related factors
Changes in work modality Work suspended 103 (5.6) 6 (5.8) 10 (9.7) 72 (69.9) 15 (14.6) 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 0.126
More remote working 544 (29.8) 26 (4.8) 41 (7.5) 419 (77.0) 58 (10.7) 0.80 0.31 2.09 0.80 0.38 1.69
Unchanged 685 (37.5) 27 (3.9) 62 (9.1) 515 (75.2) 81 (11.8) 0.84 0.33 2.15 0.89 0.43 1.84
Not applicable 313 (17.1) 9 (2.9) 17 (5.4) 197 (62.9) 90 (28.8) 0.97 0.32 3.00 0.30 0.11 0.78
Missing 181 (9.9) 7 (3.9) 10 (5.5) 124 (68.5) 40 (22.1) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Health status and lifestyle prior to lockdown
Body mass index Overweight 600 (32.9) 22 (3.7) 39 (6.5) 434 (72.3) 105 (17.5) 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 0.658
Normal weight 1052 (57.6) 45 (4.3) 81 (7.7) 785 (74.6) 141 (13.4) 1.03 0.60 1.79 1.21 0.80 1.84
Missing 174 (9.5) 8 (4.6) 20 (11.5) 108 (62.1) 38 (21.8) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Physical activity habits Sedentary 239 (13.1) 12 (5.0) 14 (5.9) 176 (73.6) 37 (15.5) 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 0.281
Partially active 995 (54.5) 31 (3.1) 79 (7.9) 733 (73.7) 152 (15.3) 0.60 0.30 1.21 1.30 0.72 2.37
Active 548 (30.0) 30 (5.5) 45 (8.2) 398 (72.6) 75 (13.7) 0.99 0.49 2.02 1.39 0.74 2.62
Missing 44 (2.4) 2 (4.5) 2 (4.5) 20 (45.5) 20 (45.5) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cigarette smoking habits Smoker 389 (21.3) 72 (18.5) 127 (32.6) 171 (44.0) 19 (4.9) 1 .. .. 1 .. .. <0.001
Non-smoker 1195 (65.4) 2 (0.2) 6 (0.5) 987 (82.6) 200 (16.7) 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.02
Former smoker 189 (10.4) 0 (0.0) 5 (2.6) 156 (82.5) 28 (14.8) - 0 - 0.04 0.02 0.11
Missing 53 (2.9) 1 (1.9) 2 (3.8) 13 (24.5) 37 (69.8) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Psychological distress
Tension Yes 359 (19.7) 17 (4.7) 37 (10.3) 248 (69.1) 57 (15.9) 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 0.129
No 1337 (73.2) 55 (4.1) 97 (7.3) 1006 (75.2) 179 (13.4) 0.90 0.50 1.60 0.65 0.43 0.99
Missing 130 (7.1) 3 (2.3) 6 (4.6) 73 (56.2) 48 (36.9) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Upset Yes 372 (20.4) 15 (4.0) 39 (10.5) 264 (71.0) 54 (14.5) 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 0.034
No 1284 (70.3) 55 (4.3) 84 (6.5) 975 (75.9) 170 (13.2) 1.02 0.56 1.87 0.58 0.38 0.88
Missing 170 (9.3) 5 (2.9) 17 (10.0) 88 (51.8) 60 (35.3) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Worry Yes 810 (44.4) 31 (3.8) 64 (7.9) 595 (73.5) 120 (14.8) 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 0.918
No 914 (50.1) 40 (4.4) 69 (7.5) 677 (74.1) 128 (14.0) 1.11 0.67 1.84 1.00 0.69 1.45
Missing 102 (5.6) 4 (3.9) 7 (6.9) 55 (53.9) 36 (35.3) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Fear Yes 303 (16.6) 9 (3.0) 30 (9.9) 209 (69.0) 55 (18.2) 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 0.224
No 1404 (76.9) 62 (4.4) 105 (7.5) 1047 (74.6) 190 (13.5) 1.36 0.65 2.83 0.72 0.46 1.12
Missing 119 (6.5) 4 (3.4) 5 (4.2) 71 (59.7) 39 (32.8) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Loneliness Yes 249 (13.6) 17 (6.8) 28 (11.2) 166 (66.7) 38 (15.3) 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 0.027
No 1439 (78.8) 53(3.7) 105 (7.3) 1089 (75.7) 192 (13.3) 0.55 0.31 1.01 0.61 0.39 0.97
Missing 138 (7.6) 5 (3.6) 7 (5.1) 72 (52.2) 54 (39.1) .. .. .. .. .. ..
Uncertainty Yes 996 (54.5) 40 (4.0) 98 (9.8) 725 (72.8) 133 (13.4) 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 0.011
No 778 (42.6) 32 (4.1) 41 (5.3) 574 (73.8) 131 (16.8) 1.05 0.64 1.72 0.56 0.38 0.82
Missing 52 (2.8) 3 (5.8) 1 (1.9) 28 (53.8) 20 (38.5) .. .. .. .. .. ..

ORs are adjusted for age, sex and education level. Age is adjusted for sex and education level; sex is adjusted for age and education level; education level is adjusted for age and sex.