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. 2022 Mar 30;20(1):55–64. doi: 10.47626/1679-4435-2022-756

Table 2. Relationship of behavioral patterns of physical activity, fruit intake, food delivery orders, and hours of sleep with the 4 criteria of quality of life evaluated during the second month of the COVID-19 pandemic.

QWL score
C1 C2 C3 C4
Physical activity
Maintained 3.25 ± 1.06 3.9 ± 0.8* 3.75 ± 0.75*, 3.17 ± 1.75
Decreased 3.5 ± 1 4.4 ± 0.8, 4.75 ± 1, 3.33 ± 1
Increased 3.25 ± 1 3.8 ± 0.6* 4.5 ± 0.5 3.67 ± 1.33
Fruit intake
Maintained 3.5 ± 0.75* 4.2 ± 0.6 4 ± 1.25 3.67 ± 1
Decreased 2.75 ± 1.25 3.4 ± 1.3 4.5 ± 0.88 3 ± 1.5
Increased 3 ± 0 3.6 ± 0 3.5 ± 0 2.33 ± 0
Food delivery orders
Maintained 3.5 ± 0.88 4.2 ± 0.75 4 ± 1.44 3.33 ± 1
Decreased 3.5 ± 0 4 ± 0 4 ± 0 4 ± 0
Increased 3 ± 1 4 ± 1.4 4.25 ± 0.88 3 ± 1.83
Hours of sleep
Maintained 3.5 ± 0.88 4.2 ± 0.75 4 ± 1.44 3.33 ± 1
Decreased 3.5 ± 0 4 ± 0 4 ± 0 4 ± 0
Increased 3 ± 1 4 ± 1.4 4.25 ± 0.88 3 ± 1.83

Data presented as medians and interquartile ranges.

C1 = working conditions; C2 = use of capacities at work;

C3 = social interaction at work; C4 = space work occupies in the professor’s life; QWL = quality of working life.

*

Significant difference when compared to a behavior that decreased, in the evaluated criteria, for significant differences p ≤ 0.05.

Significant difference when compared to a behavior that increased, in the evaluated criteria, for significant differences p ≤ 0.05.

Significant difference when compared to a behavior that was maintained, in the evaluated criteria, for significant differences p ≤ 0.05.