Table 2.

Prevalence of lifestyle risk behaviours before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Risk behaviour	Prepandemic (2019), n (%)	During the pandemic (2021), n (%)
High SSB consumption (≥5 cups/week)	90/964 (9.3)	72/935 (7.7)
High discretionary food intake (≥1 item ≥2 times/day or ≥2 items ≥3–4 times/week)	347/813 (42.7)	360/870 (41.4)
Insufficient fruit intake (<2 serves/day)	190/960 (19.8)	279/936 (29.8)
Insufficient vegetable intake (<5 serves/day)	792/958 (82.7)	783/936 (83.7)
Insufficient sleep (outside recommended guidelines*)	549/917 (59.9)	392/885 (44.3)
Excessive recreational screen time (>2 hours/day)	825/964 (85.6)	878/925 (93.8)
Insufficient physical activity (<60 min MVPA/day)	757/949 (79.8)	764/931 (82.1)
Alcohol use (full standard drink in past 6 months)	21/940 (2.2)	91/928 (9.8)
Tobacco use (any use in past 6 months)	8/936 (0.9)	32/924 (3.5)

*≤13 years old: 9–11 hours/night, 14–17 years: 8–10 hours/night.

MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; SSB, sugar-sweetened beverage.