Table 2.

Descriptive analysis of EE values for independent variables by level of physical activity, Brazil, 2021.

Variables		Active Group (n = 220)		Inactive Group (n = 378)
		Mean	95% CI	Mean	95% CI
Sex	Female	37.95	33.74; 42.16	37.98 *	34.80; 41.15
	Male	28.51	23.11; 33.91	28.57	23.53; 33.60
Education Level	Lower education	37.03	31.73; 42.34	34.34	30.66; 38.03
	Higher education	32.98	28.62; 37.34	35.40	31.32; 39.47
Monthly Household	Lower income	33.76	28.64; 38.87	37.75	33.75; 41.86
	Higher income	35.12	30.16; 39.62	32.05	28.46; 35.63
Hours of work/day	Up to 8 h/day	34.34	30.26; 38.41	33.33	30.31; 36.35
	>8 h/day	34.99	29.02; 40.95	37.98	32.41; 43.56
Social Isolation Level	Low	33.14	28.05; 38.23	32.42	27.83; 37.01
	High	35.58	31.06; 40.10	36.01	32.62; 39.41
Stress Level	Decreased stress	27.06	21.88; 32.24	23.22	19.53; 26.91
	Increased stress	39.06 *	34.82; 43.30	39.67 *	36.30; 43.05
Sleep	Better sleep	31.37	27.57; 35.17	30.68	27.48; 33.89
	Worse sleep	43.60 *	36.94; 50.26	42.24 *	37.47; 47.02
Body Satisfaction	Satisfied	29.74	25.88; 33.59	29.02	26.03; 32.02
	Dissatisfied	46.42 *	40.60; 52.23	45.45 *	40.48; 50.41
Attempt to lose weight	Yes	36.21	32.53; 39.88	41.30 *	37.61; 44.99
	No	27.91	19.85; 35.96	27.47	23.70; 31.25
Eating Habits	Better eating habits	33.48	29.82; 37.14	30.68	27.75; 33.61
	Worse eating habits	41.35	33.12; 49.58	46.57 *	40.78; 52.36
Amount of Food Consumption	Decreased food amount	32.09	27.89; 36.29	24.82	21.86; 27.77
	Increased food amount	38.66	33.09; 44.24	47.69 *	43.52; 51.87
Food Preparation at Home	Decreased home cooking	49.14	35.31; 62.97	40.23	31.23; 49.23
	Increased home cooking	33.53	30.09; 36.97	34.30	31.43; 37.17
Purchase of Food Delivery	Decreased purchase	31.69	27.17; 36.20	29.00	25.78; 32.23
	Increased purchase	38.09	33.08; 43.10	42.96 *	38.51; 47.41
Vegetable Consumption	Decreased	33.24	29.21; 37.27	33.58	30.45; 36.71
	Increased	36.65	30.64; 42.65	38.36	32.80; 43.91
Fresh fruit Consumption	Decreased	32.88	28.71; 37.05	34.94	31.76; 38.12
	Increased	36.99	31.33; 42,65	34.61	29.23; 39.98
Refined Cereal Consumption	Decreased	32.51	23.20; 41.83	36.11	27.30; 44.91
	Increased	34.91	31.30; 38.52	34.74	31.87; 37.62
Sweets and dessert Consumption	Decreased	26.09	19.09; 33.09	24.70	19.81; 29.60
	Increased	37.66 *	33.94; 41.38	37.18 *	34.08; 40.29
Fast Food Consumption	Decreased	34,.45	28.93; 39.98	28.07	23.70; 32.45
	Increased	34.56	30.30; 38.82	37.89 *	34.52; 41.27

95% CI = 95% confidence interval. * Highest mean per group by 95% CI.