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.