Research Article
Changes in Eating Habits and Lifestyles in a Peruvian Population during Social Isolation for the COVID-19 Pandemic
Table 1
Sociodemographic and anthropometric data.
| | Variables | Total (n = 1176) | Men (n = 571) | Women (n = 605) | value |
| | Age | | 18–25 yrs | 522 (44.4) | 197 (34.5) | 325 (53.7) | <0.001 | | 26–40 yrs | 396 (33.7) | 213 (37.3) | 183 (30.2) | | | 41–55 yrs | 200 (17.0) | 115 (20.1) | 85 (14.0) | | | 56–70 yrs | 58 (4.9) | 46 (8.1) | 12 (2.0) | | | Marital status | | Single | 796 (67.7) | 339 (59.4) | 457 (75.5) | <0.001 | | Married | 333 (28.3) | 205 (35.9) | 128 (21.2) | | | Separated or divorced | 42 (3.6) | 25 (4.4) | 17 (2.8) | | | Widow(er) | 5 (0.4) | 2 (0.4) | 3 (0.5) | | | Level of education | | Primary incomplete | 4 (0.3) | 4 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.004 | | Primary completed | 9 (0.8) | 4 (0.7) | 5 (0.8) | | | Secondary completed | 342 (29.1) | 143 (25.0) | 199 (32.9) | | | Preparatory or tertiary completed | 199 (16.9) | 89 (15.6) | 110 (18.2) | | | University degree completed | 447 (38.0) | 237 (41.5) | 210 (34.7) | | | Graduate degree completed | 175 (14.9) | 94 (16.5) | 81 (13.4) | | | Occupational status | | Student | 459 (39.0) | 159 (27.8) | 300 (49.6) | <0.001 | | Worker | 441 (37.5) | 272 (47.6) | 169 (27.9) | | | Worker and student | 194 (16.5) | 110 (19.3) | 84 (13.9) | | | Housewife | 19 (1.6) | 1 (0.2) | 18 (3.0) | | | Unemployed | 58 (4.9) | 25 (4.4) | 33 (5.5) | | | Retired | 5 (0.4) | 4 (0.7) | 1 (0.2) | | | Employment status | | I am not working | 541 (46.0) | 189 (33.1) | 352 (58.2) | <0.001 | | Formal job with a contract | 362 (30.8) | 201 (35.2) | 161 (26.6) | | | Self-employed | 159 (13.5) | 114 (20.0) | 45 (7.4) | | | Public sector | 114 (9.7) | 67 (11.7) | 47 (7.8) | | | Days under social isolation | | Have not socially isolated | 143 (12.2) | 68 (11.9) | 75 (12.4) | 0.019 | | Less than 15 days | 37 (3.1) | 16 (2.8) | 21 (3.5) | | | 15 to 30 days | 59 (5.0) | 36 (6.3) | 23 (3.8) | | | 31 to 45 days | 41 (3.5) | 25 (4.4) | 16 (2.6) | | | 45 to 60 days | 101 (8.6) | 60 (10.5) | 41 (6.8) | | | More than 61 days | 795 (67.6) | 366 (64.1) | 429 (70.9) | | | Body Mass Index (BMI) | | Malnourished | 18 (1.5) | 5 (0.9) | 13 (2.1) | <0.001 | | Normal | 639 (54.3) | 245 (42.9) | 394 (65.1) | | | Overweight | 420 (35.7) | 258 (45.2) | 162 (26.8) | | | Obesity I | 84 (7.1) | 52 (9.1) | 32 (5.3) | | | Obesity II | 15 (1.3) | 11 (1.9) | 4 (0.7) | | | Weight change during social isolation (gained) | | 1–3 kg | 245 (20.8) | 105 (18.4) | 140 (23.1) | 0.001 | | 4–7 kg | 161 (13.7) | 87 (15.2) | 74 (12.2) | | | 8–11 kg | 41 (3.5) | 28 (4.9) | 13 (2.1) | | | >12 kg | 14 (1.2) | 6 (1.1) | 8 (1.3) | | | Yes, but unsure how much | 185 (15.7) | 72 (12.6) | 113 (18.7) | | | No | 530 (45.1) | 273 (47.8) | 257 (42.5) | | | COVID-19 diagnosis confirmed | | No | 1074 (91.3) | 521 (91.2) | 553 (91.4) | 1 | | Yes | 102 (8.7) | 50 (8.8) | 52 (8.6) | |
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Data expressed as absolute and relative frequency (%). COVID-19, coronavirus disease; yrs, years. Statistically significant, . |
