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. 2022 Apr 26;9:845439. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.845439

Table 3.

Patients feeling and behavior according to smoking status during lockdown.

Total Non-smoker Smoker P-value*
N = 344 N = 301 N = 43
Psychological factors
Lockdown rules compliance 335 [97.7) {343} 294 [98.0) {300} 41 [95.3) 0.264
Feeling cramped 19 [5.6) {337} 13 [4.4) {294} 6 [14) 0.023
Sleep quality/duration change 83 [24.3) {342} 68 [22.7) {300} 15 [35.7) {42} 0.158
Currently feeling: {342} {300} {42} 0.427
   Bad 21 [6.1) 16 [5.3) 5 [11.9)
   Fairly good 75 (21.9) 67 (22.3) 8 (19.0)
   Well 175 (51.2) 154 (51.3) 21 (50.0)
   Very well 71 (20.8) 63 (21.0) 8 (19)
Feeling less well (compared to before lockdown) 75 (21.9) {342} 65 (21.7) {300} 10 (32) {42} 0.743
Kessler score 2 (0–4) {337} 2 (0–4) {294} 2 (0–4) 0.633
   K6 ≥ 8 37 (11.0) 29 (9.9) 8 (18.6) 0.079
Health behavior change
Physical activity {341} {298} 0.466
   Same 171 (50.1) 153 (51.3) 18 (41.9)
   Decreased 147 (43.1) 125 (41.9) 22 (51.2)
   Increased 23 (6.7) 20 (6.7) 3 (7.0)
Alcohol intake 284 245 39 0.341
   Same 242 (85.2) 210 (85.7) 32 (82.1)
   Decreased 27 (9.5) 24 (9.8) 3 (7.7)
   Increased 15 (6.7) 11 (4.5) 4 (10.3)
Screen time increase 155 (45.3) {342} 131 (43.7) {300} 24 (57.1) {42} 0.10
Weight {343} {301} {42} 0.01
   Same 223 (65.0) 204 (67.8) 19 (45.2)
   Decreased 43 (12.5) 33 (11.0) 10 (23.8)
   Increased 77 (22.4) 64 (21.3) 13 (31)
Tobacco consumption
   Same 21 (48.8)
   Decreased 9 (20.9)
   Increased (or started) 13 (30.2)
Cause of increase/start smoking {12}
   Stress 7 (58.3)
   Boredom 3 (25.0)
   Other 2 (16.7)
Electronic cigarette 6 (1.8) {333} 6 (2.1) {290} 0 (0.0) 1
With nicotine 1 (20) {5} 1 (20) {5} 0

IQR, interquartile range.

*

p-value comparison between smokers and non-smokers.

n (%) or median (IQR), {Number of answers}.