Table 4.

Association between sociodemographic characteristics, changes in dietary and shopping patterns with weight gain after one month lockdown (n=426).

Variables	Weight gain		X2	p-value
	Yes (n/%) (n = 194)	No (n/%) (n = 232)
Age group
19-24	139	131	16.827	<0.001
25-29	40	90
>30	15	11
Gender
Female	122	116	7.116	0.008
Male	72	116
Ethnicity
Malay	93	122	5.754	0.124
Chinese	25	42
Indian	24	25
Others	52	43
Household income group
Low (B40)	11	41	14.443	0.001
Middle (M40)	109	109
High (T20)	74	82
Education level
Diploma	32	56	3.827	0.148
Degree	146	160
Postgraduate	16	16
Employment status
Working remotely	30	10	18.456	<0.001
Working in rotating basis	27	44
Working at workplace	11	24
Not working	126	154
Residential area
Urban	156	175	1.513	0.219
Rural	38	57
Living arrangements
Alone	23	16	3.665	0.300
With family	83	112
With relatives	72	83
With friends	16	21
Increased in food consumption
Yes	151	67	101.341	<0.001
No	43	165
Increased in snacking
Yes	161	74	111.512	<0.001
No	33	158
Increased in cooking
Yes	123	106	13.334	<0.001
No	71	126
Shopping patterns
Order food or groceries online	126	128	5.263	0.072
Order food or groceries at shops nearby	35	62
Grocery shopping at mall	33	42
Increased online food ordering
Yes	151	152	7.806	0.005
No	43	80