Table 2.
Nutrition-related information during COVID-19 lockdown
| Parameters | Employment | X2 | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student | Employee | Staff | |||
| Weight change because of lockdown: | |||||
| Increase | 113(45.2%) | 76(45.5%) | 72(44.2%) | ||
| Decrease | 49(19.6%) | 25(15%) | 32(19.6%) | 1.9 | 0.7 |
| No change | 88(35.2%) | 66(39.5%) | 59(36.2%) | ||
| Following a weight loss diet: | |||||
| Yes | 68(27.2%) | 35(21%) | 38(23.3%) | 0.3 | |
| No | 182(72.8%) | 132(79%) | 125(76.7%) | 2.2 | |
| A number of meals and snacks per day: | |||||
| Increase | 106(42.4%) | 58(34.7%) | 63(38.7%) | ||
| Decrease | 51(20.4%) | 32(19.2%) | 25(15.3%) | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| No change | 93(37.2%) | 77(46.1%) | 75(46%) | ||
| Fast food intake: | |||||
| Increase | 92(36.8%) | 39(23.4%) | 45(27.6%) | ||
| Decrease | 81(32.4%) | 63(37.7%) | 58(35.6%) | 9.5 | 0.05 |
| No change | 77(30.8%) | 65(38.9%) | 60(36.8%) | ||
| The frequency of eating or the urge to eat sweets: | |||||
| Increase | 115(46%) | 71(42.5%) | 64(39.3%) | ||
| Decrease | 58(23.2%) | 30(18%) | 39(23.9%) | ||
| No change | 77(30.8%) | 66(39.5%) | 60(36.8%) | 5.1 | 0.3 |
| Urge to drink coffee and tea: | |||||
| Increase | 134(53.6%) | 78(46.7%) | 87(53.4%) | ||
| Decrease | 40(16%) | 20(12%) | 25(15.3%) | 6.2 | 0.2 |
| No change | 76(30.4%) | 69(41.3%) | 51(31.3%) | ||
| Amount of water intake: | |||||
| Increase | 136(54.4%) | 83(49.7%) | 91(55.8% | ||
| Decrease | 48(19.2%) | 19(11.4%) | 23(14.1%) | 10.1 | 0.04* |
| No change | 66(26.4%) | 65(38.9%) | 49(30.1%) | ||