Table 1.
Sample characteristics
| Period 1 (3-month analysis) | Period 2 (6-month analysis) | Longitudinal analysis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total sample N = 2992 | Included N = 1969 | Excluded N = 1023 | Included N = 1944 | Excluded N = 1048 | Included N = 1622 | Excluded N = 1370 | |
| Age in years M(SD) | 47.24 (15.46) | 50.33(14.74) | 43.29(15.76)** | 51.24(14.39) | 41.78(15.50)** | 51.57(14.23) | 43.61(15.75)** |
| Female sex, % (N) | 68.6 (2054) | 69.9 (1376) | 66.3 (678) | 70.8 (1377) | 64.6 (677)** | 70.4 (1142) | 66.6 (912) |
| White ethnicity, % (N) | 93.7 (2804) | 94.9 (1868) | 91.5 (936)** | 95.5 (1856) | 90.5 (948)** | 95.5 (1549) | 91.6 (1255)** |
| Living in England, % (N) | 85.6 (2562) | 85.9 (1691) | 85.1 (871) | 85.8 (1668) | 85.3 (894) | 86.1 (1396) | 85.1 (1166) |
| Post-16 qualifications, % (N) | 86.7 (2595) | 88.0 (1733) | 84.3 (862)* | 87.4 (1699) | 85.5 (896) | 88.3 (1433) | 84.8 (1162)* |
| Key worker, % (N) | 24.5 (733) | 23.7 (466) | 26.1 (267) | 23.7 (460) | 26.0 (273) | 23.3 (378) | 25.9 (355) |
| Health problems, % (N) | 41.1 (1208) | 42.7 (832) | 37.8 (376)* | 42.1 (809) | 39.1 (399) | 42.3 (680) | 39.6 (528) |
| Living alone, % (N) | 16.8 (504) | 17.0 (335) | 16.5 (169) | 18.1 (352) | 17.5 (18) | 18.2 (295) | 17.6 (75) |
| Living with people vulnerable to COVID-19, % (N) | 18.0 (448) | 18.7 (306) | 16.6 (142) | 13.4 (214) | 16.5 (14) | 13.9 (184) | 12.6 (44) |
| Income, % (N) | |||||||
| ≥ £50,000 | 34.4 (714) | 34.7 (684) | 28.6 (30) | 35.5 (690) | 29.7 (30) | 35.8 (580) | 33.1 (140) |
| < £50,000 | 57.4 (1191) | 57.1 (1125) | 62.9 (66) | 55.6 (1080) | 59.4 (60) | 55.5 (901) | 56.5 (239) |
| Prefer not to say | 8.1 (169) | 8.1 (160) | 8.6 (9) | 9.0 (174) | 10.9 (11) | 8.7 (141) | 10.4 (44) |
| Current tobacco smoker, % (N) | 13.6 (279) | 13.7 (270) | 10.2 (9) | 13.7 (266) | 23.4 (18)* | 12.6 (205) | 19.8 (79)** |
| BMI overweight/ obese, % (N) | 53.6 (1002) | 53.1 (953) | 64.5 (49) | 53.4 (949) | 59.4 (41) | 53.0 (793) | 56.3 (197) |
| Quality of life, M(SD) | 3.62 (0.78) | 3.64 (0.77) | 3.60 (0.79) | 3.45 (0.78) | 3.46 (0.79) | 3.45 (0.77) | 3.46 (0.79) |
| Perceived high risk of COVID-19, % (N) | 21.1 (438) | 20.2 (398) | 38.1 (40)** | 54.8 (34) | 45.2 (28)** | 25.3 (411) | 27.1 (104) |
| Diagnosed/suspected COVID-19, % (N) | 16.5 (371) | 18.0 (354) | 24.3 (18) | 18.3 (355) | 27.4 (17) | 17.5 (284) | 22.9 (88)* |
| Experience of social distancing, M(SD) | 50.98(22.12) | 50.86(22.04) | 53.42(23.65) | 56.11(24.49) | 61.93(25.70) | 56.33(24.39) | 56.04(25.20) |
Significant difference between included and excluded sample adjusted for False Discovery Rate
M = Mean, SD = Standard deviation
*p < 0.05
**p < 0.01