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. 2021 Jun 25;139(4):325–330. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2020.0706.R1.0802021

Table 2. Factors associated with stress levels among this sample of Brazilians during the social distancing due to COVID-19 (n = 2,000).

Stress level
Moderate High Very high
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Sex
Male 1 - - 1 - - 1 - -
Female 1.66 1.34 2.05 2.90 2.23 3.77 5.30 3.59 7.82
Frequency of physical activities during social distancing
6 or 7 times 1 - - 1 - - 1 - -
4 or 5 times 1.92 1.35 2.73 2.25 1.37 3.67 2.58 1.23 5.41
3 times 1.52 1.06 2.19 2.47 1.51 4.03 3.01 1.44 6.28
Once or twice 2.24 1.55 3.25 4.16 2.55 6.77 4.71 2.27 9.75
Not practiced 2.33 1.59 3.42 5.08 3.11 8.30 9.73 4.80 19.69
Age group
60 years and over 1 - - 1 - - 1 - -
50 to 59 years 1.51 0.84 2.73 1.82 0.73 4.53 2.49 0.51 11.98
40 to 49 years 1.76 1.02 3.03 3.00 1.30 6.94 4.15 0.95 18.02
30 to 39 years 2.03 1.20 3.43 4.18 1.84 9.45 5.99 1.41 25.32
18 to 29 years 3.23 1.89 5.52 7.62 3.35 17.31 17.61 4.19 73.94
Body mass index
Obese 1 - - 1 - - 1 - -
Overweight 0.65 0.44 0.97 0.65 0.44 0.97 0.56 0.35 0.90
Normal 0.79 0.55 1.15 0.79 0.55 1.15 0.66 0.42 1.04
Underweight 1.22 0.44 3.35 1.22 0.44 3.35 1.88 0.65 5.43
Increased food intake during social distancing
Yes 1 - - 1 - - 1 - -
Sometimes 0.78 0.58 1.05 0.62 0.45 0.86 0.49 0.32 0.73
No 0.45 0.34 0.59 0.26 0.19 0.36 0.24 0.16 0.35

OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; P < 0.05.