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. 2022 Jan 8;27(6):2027–2035. doi: 10.1007/s40519-021-01344-9

Table 1.

Sample characteristics according to demographic, social, economic, clinic and anthropometric variables

Variables Sample (n = 5368)
N %
Sex
 Male 1378 25.7
 Female 3990 74.3
Region
 North 346 6.4
 Northeast 2075 38.7
 Midwest 379 7.1
 Southeast 1707 31.8
 South 861 16.0
Race/skin color
 White (Caucasian) 2766 51.5
 Black (Afro-descendant) 658 12.3
 Brown 1852 34.5
 Yellow (Asian) 64 1.2
 Indigenous 28 0.5
Economic class
 A 763 14.2
 B1 876 16.3
 B2 1626 30.3
 C1 1111 20.7
 C2 719 13.4
 D–E 273 5.1
Body mass index
 Underweight 401 7.5
 Normal weight 2988 55.7
 Overweight 1210 22.5
 Obesity 769 14.3
Diagnosis of depression
 No 4579 85.3
 Yes 789 14.7
Anxiety disorder
 No 3058 57.0
 Yes 2310 43.0
Food Addiction
 Non-food addiction 4344 81.0
 Mild food addiction 222 4.1
 Moderate food addiction 249 4.6
 Severe food addiction 553 10.3
Social distancing
 Adhered the social distancing for most of the time, performing only visits to supermarkets and pharmacies 3947 73.6
 Adhered the social distancing, but had to leave to work 1253 23.3
 Did not adhere to social distancing 168 3.1