TABLE 4.
Dietary and lifestyle behaviors after easing the restriction (n = 2259).
| Characteristics | n (%) |
| Most consumed meals during the week | |
| Homemade | 2,001 (88.6) |
| Frozen ready-to-eat meals | 27 (1.2) |
| Fast food | 132 (5.8) |
| Restaurants | 57 (2.5) |
| Healthy restaurants | 42 (1.9) |
| Food intake | |
| Increased | 676 (29.9) |
| Decreased | 298 (13.2) |
| Unchanged | 1,285 (56.9) |
| Vitamin-rich foods intake | |
| Increased | 752 (33.3) |
| Decreased | 160 (7.1) |
| Unchanged | 1,347 (59.6) |
| Supplements intake | |
| Increased | 732 (32.4) |
| Decreased | 165 (7.3) |
| Unchanged | 1,362 (60.3) |
| Number of meals per day | |
| Increased | 484 (21.4) |
| Decreased | 277 (12.3) |
| Unchanged | 1,498 (66.3) |
| Consumption of fruits and vegetables | |
| Increased* | 785 (34.7) |
| Decreased | 165 (7.3) |
| Unchanged | 1,309 (57.9) |
| Consumption of fast foods | |
| Increased | 373 (16.5) |
| Decreased* | 858 (38.0) |
| Unchanged | 1,028 (45.5) |
| Consumption of fried foods | |
| Increased | 325 (14.4) |
| Decreased* | 677 (30.0) |
| Unchanged | 1,257 (55.6) |
| Meals with family and friends | |
| Increased* | 546 (24.2) |
| Decreased | 470 (20.8) |
| Unchanged | 1,243 (55.0) |
| Consume breakfast daily | |
| Yes* | 1,331 (58.9) |
| No | 928 (41.1) |
| Skip meals | |
| Yes | 1,169 (51.7) |
| No* | 1,090 (48.3) |
| Snack between meals | |
| Yes | 1,360 (60.2) |
| No | 899 (39.8) |
| Water consumption | |
| Less than eight cups (<2 l) | 1,346 (59.6) |
| Eight cups or more (≥2 l)* | 913 (40.4) |
| Physical activity level | |
| Increased* | 580 (25.7) |
| Decreased | 690 (30.5) |
| Unchanged | 989 (43.8) |
| Screen time for work | |
| Increased | 1,132 (50.1) |
| Decreased | 311 (13.8) |
| Unchanged | 816 (36.1) |
| Screen time for entertainment | |
| Increased | 970 (42.9) |
| Decreased* | 479 (21.2) |
| Unchanged | 810 (35.9) |
| Sleep quality | |
| Improved* | 422 (18.7) |
| Worsened | 813 (36.0) |
| Unchanged | 1,024 (45.3) |
| Energy level | |
| Improved* | 462 (20.5) |
| Worsened | 893 (39.5) |
| Unchanged | 904 (40.0) |
Values represent frequencies and percentages [n (%)].
*Considered as positive changes which were added to calculate the score.