Table 5 Changes in food and alcohol consumption during lockdown relative to post-lockdown period
|  | Increased (%) | Same (%) | Decreased (%) | Wilcoxon Sign Rank (Z) | Cohen’s d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daily number of serves (373) | |||||
 Vegetables | 12.6 | 74.5 | 12.9 | − 0.24 | 0.02 |
 Fruit | 14.2 | 73.2 | 12.6 | −0.39 | 0.04 |
 Grain | 22.0 | 69.4 | 8.6 | −4.83*** | 0.36 |
 Meat | 13.1 | 78.8 | 8.0 | −1.70 | 0.18 |
Snack meals per week (372) | 20.4 | 66.7 | 12.9 | − 3.35*** | 0.25 |
Consumption of soft drinks | |||||
 Days per week (389) | 11.6 | 84.1 | 4.4 | −3.37*** | 0.24 |
 Cups per day (130) | 23.1 | 67.7 | 9.2 | 3.35*** | 0.24 |
Alcohol consumption | |||||
 Days per week (370) | 35.1 | 55.9 | 8.9 | −8.31*** | 0.64 |
 Standard drinks per day (363) | 23.1 | 66.4 | 10.5 | −3.08** | 0.23 |