Table 3.
The frequency of types of meals consumed before and during alert level 4 and alert level 3 COVID-19 restrictions among pregnant women with diabetes.
| Types of meals | Frequency of meals n (%) |
OR (CI 95%)c | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–1x week | 2–3x week | 4–5x week | 6–7x week | ||
| Breakfast | |||||
| Before | 7 (14) | 7 (14) | 4 (8) | 32 (64) | |
| Level 4 | 5 (10) | 7 (14) | 2 (4) | 36 (72) | 0.59 (0.23–1.55) p = 0.28 |
| Level 3 | 6 (12) | 7 (14) | 1 (2) | 36 (72) | |
| Main meal prepared at home | |||||
| Before | 1 (2) | 5 (10) | 11 (22) | 33 (66) | |
| Level 4 | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | 47 (94) | 0.05 (0.14–0.15) p < 0.0001 |
| Level 3 | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 6 (12) | 43 (86) | |
| Main meal commercially provideda | |||||
| Before | 37 (75.5) | 6 (12.2) | 4 (8.2) | 2 (4.1) | |
| Level 4 | 36 (73.5) | 4 (8.1) | 7 (14.3) | 2 (4.1) | 0.97 (0.36–2.60) p = 0.95 |
| Level 3 | 38 (77.6) | 2 (4) | 7 (14.3) | 2 (4.1) | |
| Type of meals | Frequency of meals n(%) |
OR (CI 95%)d | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-<1x month | 1–2x month | 1x week | 2–3x week | ≥4x week | ||
| Takeawaysb | ||||||
| Before | 14 (28) | 15 (30) | 5 (10) | 15 (30) | 1 (2) | |
| Level 3 | 25 (50) | 10 (20) | 11 (22) | 4 (8) | 0 (0) | 3.63 (1.54–7.34) p = 0.003 |
| Restaurants & Cafes | ||||||
| Before | 10 (20) | 20 (40) | 9 (18) | 8 (16) | 3(6) | |
| Level 3 | 37 (74) | 9 (18) | 4 (8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 15.05 (6.03–37.59) p < 0.0001 |
N = 50.
a
n = 49, Main meal commercially supplied or prepared (e.g. Hello Fresh, Woop, My Foodbag) and then consumed at home.
b
Takeaways include, fast food places like McDonalds, KFC.
c
Odds ratio (OR) of lower ordered values (lower frequency of meals) during Alert Level 4 compared to before the restrictions.
d
Odds ratio (OR) of lower ordered values (lower frequency of meals) during Alert Level 3 compared to before the restrictions.