Table 2.
Lifestyle and emotional characteristics of participants by weight change. ADI STUDY, May–June, 2020, Italy.
| Variable | Weight change | p value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| whole sample | Unchanged | Weight loss | Weight gain | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| N | 1232 (100%) | 297 (24.1%) | 334 (27.1%) | 601 (48.8%) | |
| Emotional difficulties | |||||
| Unchanged | 714 (58.24%) | 187 (26.8%) | 217 (31.1%) | 294 (42.1%) | <0.001 |
| Increased | 452 (36.87%) | 84 (18.8%) | 85 (19.1%) | 277 (62.1%) | |
| Decreased | 60 (4.89%) | 17 (30.9%) | 21 (38.2%) | 17 (30.9%) | |
| Sleep modification | |||||
| No | 558 (44.60%) | 137 (25.2%) | 177 (32.5%) | 230 (42.3%) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 693 (55.40%) | 157 (23.2%) | 152 (22.5%) | 368 (54.4%) | |
| Psychophysical wellbeing | |||||
| Unchanged | 626 (50.48%) | 180 (29.7%) | 181 (29.8%) | 246 (40.5%) | <0.001 |
| Increased | 205 (16.53%) | 43 (21.5%) | 96 (48.0%) | 61 (30.5%) | |
| Decreased | 409 (32.98%) | 69 (17.1%) | 54 (13.4%) | 281 (69.6%) | |
| Body dissatisfaction | |||||
| No | 250 (19.90%) | 68 (28.0%) | 101 (41.6%) | 74 (30.5%) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 1006 (80.10) | 227 (23.1%) | 231 (23.5%) | 523 (53.3%) | |
| Changes in physical activity (PA) | |||||
| PA reduction | 739 (60.87%) | 160 (21.7%) | 165 (22.3%) | 414 (56.0%) | <0.001 |
| PA carried out at home | 208 (16.99%) | 57 (27.4%) | 90 (43.3%) | 61 (29.3%) | |
| PA increased | 74 (6.13%) | 22 (29.7%) | 40 (54.1%) | 12 (16.2%) | |
| No PA | 194 (16.01%) | 52 (26.8%) | 37 (19.1%) | 105 (54.1%) | |
| Being on a diet therapy before lockdown | |||||
| No | 379 (30.69%) | 111 (29.8%) | 41 (11.0%) | 220 (59.1%) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 856 (69.31%) | 179 (21.1%) | 291 (34.3%) | 378 (44.6%) | |
| Difficulty in following a diet | |||||
| No | 493 (48.81%) | 148 (30.3%) | 239 (48.9%) | 102 (20.9%) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 517 (51.19%) | 81 (15.8%) | 81 (15.8%) | 350 (68.4%) | |
| Willingness to use obesity drug | |||||
| No | 1168 (96.05%) | 239 (24.3%) | 304 (30.9%) | 441 (44.8%) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 48 (3.95%) | 38 (21.8%) | 17 (9.8%) | 119 (68.4%) | |
| Remained in contact with your obesity center | |||||
| No | 297 (27.17%) | 83 (28.2%) | 41 (13.9%) | 170 (57.8%) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 683 (62.49%) | 140 (20.7%) | 274 (40.5%) | 263 (38.8%) | |
| No referral center | 113 (10.34%) | 28 (25.0%) | 4 (3.6%) | 80 (71.4%) | |
Cell values represent frequencies (%).