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}.