Table 1.
Baseline characteristics and perceived stress during the first COVID-19 lockdown period.
| Characteristics | Overall (N = 1485) | Low(N = 850) | Moderate (N = 268) | High(N = 367) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perceived stress scorea | 10 (6, 15) | 7 (4, 9) | 13 (12.5, 15) | 20 (17, 24) | <0.01 |
| Age | 34 (27, 43) | 35 (28, 45) | 34 (27, 43) | 32 (25, 40) | <0.01 |
| Age group | <0.01 | ||||
| 18-24 | 280 (18.9) | 142 (16.7) | 51 (19.1) | 87 (23.7) | |
| 25-44 | 862 (58.1) | 484 (56.9) | 159 (59.3) | 219 (59.7) | |
| 45+ | 343 (23.1) | 224 (26.4) | 58 (21.6) | 61 (16.6) | |
| Gender | <0.01 | ||||
| Female | 833 (60.0) | 456 (54.2) | 163 (60.8) | 264 (73.1) | |
| Male | 588 (40.0) | 386 (45.8) | 105 (39.2) | 97 (26.9) | |
| Geographical area | |||||
| Nicosia | 799 (54.1) | 471 (55.9) | 153 (57.3) | 175 (47.8) | 0.02 |
| Limassol | 341 (23.1) | 187 (22.2) | 55 (20.6) | 99 (27.0) | |
| Larnaca | 202 (13.7) | 113 (13.4) | 43 (16.1) | 46 (12.6) | |
| Paphos | 89 (6.0) | 46 (5.5) | 13 (4.9) | 30 (8.2) | |
| Ammochostos | 45 (3.1) | 26 (3.0) | 3 (1.1) | 16 (4.4) | |
| Residency | 0.47 | ||||
| Urban | 1,232 (85.5) | 702 (83.1) | 228 (86.0) | 302 (82.7) | |
| Rural | 243 (16.5) | 143 (16.9) | 37 (14.0) | 63 (17.3) | |
| Marital status | 0.07 | ||||
| Married | 764 (51.9) | 449 (53.4) | 139 (52.1) | 176 (48.5) | |
| Unmarried | 623 (42.4) | 343 (40.8) | 107 (40.1) | 173 (47.7) | |
| Divorced/Widowed | 84 (5.7) | 49 (5.8) | 21 (7.8) | 14 (3.8) | |
| Educational status | 0.43 | ||||
| Primary education | 4 (0.3) | 4 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Secondary education | 258 (17.4) | 141 (16.6) | 50 (18.7) | 67 (18.3) | |
| Higher education | 1,221 (82.3) | 704 (82.9) | 218 (81.3) | 299 (81.7) | |
| Salary | <0.01 | ||||
| Low | 310 (20.9) | 157 (18.6) | 54 (20.2) | 99 (27.0) | |
| Middle | 509 (34.4) | 284 (33.6) | 92 (34.3) | 133 (36.2) | |
| High | 662 (44.7) | 405 (47.7) | 122 (45.5) | 135 (36.8) | |
| Physically active | <0.01 | ||||
| Yes | 975 (65.9) | 260 (30.7) | 104 (38.8) | 141 (38.6) | |
| No | 505 (34.1) | 587 (69.3) | 164 (61.2) | 224 (61.4) | |
| Smoking | <0.01 | ||||
| Non-smoker | 965 (65.1) | 542 (64.0) | 179 (66.8) | 244 (66.5) | |
| Past smoker | 191 (12.9) | 172 (20.3) | 61 (22.8) | 93 (25.3) | |
| Current smoker | 326 (22.0) | 133 (15.7) | 28 (10.4) | 30 (8.2) | |
| BMI group | <0.01 | ||||
| Underweight | 72 (4.9) | 35 (4.2) | 18 (6.7) | 19 (5.2) | |
| Normal | 743 (50.5) | 406 (48.3) | 128 (47.8) | 209 (57.6) | |
| Overweight | 421 (28.6) | 266 (31.7) | 79 (29.5) | 76 (20.9) | |
| Obese | 235 (16.0) | 133 (15.8) | 43 (16.0) | 59 (16.3) | |
a
median (Q1, Q3).
Bold indicates statistically significant at a P <0.05.