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. 2021 Nov 17;13(11):4115. doi: 10.3390/nu13114115

Table 1.

Characteristics of the study group.

Body mass index (BMI) Frequency Percent
Underweight 65 6.40%
Normal weight 549 53.70%
Overweight 204 20.00%
Obesity 204 20.00%
The occupational situation during the pandemic Frequency Percent
No change 374 36.60%
Remote system 393 38.50%
Taking a job 4 0.40%
Change of a job 29 2.80%
Losing a job 81 7.90%
More work 2 0.20%
Less work 10 1.00%
A leave, e.g., childcare leave 17 1.70%
Non-working person 102 10.00%
Another 10 1.00%
Smoking Frequency Percent
Yes 134 13.10%
No 825 80.70%
I stopped smoking before the pandemic 43 4.20%
I started smoking during the pandemic 20 2.00%
Comorbidities Frequency Percent
Thyroid disease 187 18.30%
Type 2 diabetes 28 2.74%
Depression 117 11.45%
Hypercholesterolaemia 47 4.60%
Hypertension 85 8.32%
Elevated triglycerides 31 3.03%
Another 107 10.47%
Not applicable 617 60.37%
Sex Frequency Percent
Woman 958 93.70%
Man 64 6.30%
Education Frequency Percent
Primary education 6 0.60%
Lower secondary education 13 1.30%
Vocational education 41 4.00%
Secondary education 432 42.30%
Higher education 530 51.90%
Place of residence Frequency Percent
Village 274 26.80%
City up to 50,000 206 20.20%
City 50–100,000 99 9.70%
City 100–250,000 107 10.50%
City over 250,000 336 32.90%
Physical activity during a pandemic Frequency Percent
Increased 267 26.10%
Has not changed 265 25.90%
Decreased 490 47.90%
Change in body weight before the pandemic and now Frequency Percent
Increased 399 39.00%
Has not changed 378 37.00%
Decreased 245 24.00%