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Table 2 Differences in lifestyle behaviour variables for participants who completed the survey at both time-points (N = 160)

From: Life in lockdown: a longitudinal study investigating the impact of the UK COVID-19 lockdown measures on lifestyle behaviours and mental health

 

Baseline

12-month follow-up

T-test/McNemara

N

Mean (SD) or %

N

Mean (SD) or %

T or X2 (p)

Diet variables

 Healthy eating habit score (1–7)

132

4.95 (1.66)

132

4.40 (1.69)

4.53 (< 0.001)

 Importance of eating healthily during lockdown/ over the coming month (1–10)

158

9.09 (1.46)

158

8.78 (1.78)

2.19 (0.029)

 Confidence in eating healthily during lockdown/ over the coming month (1–10)

159

7.92 (2.17)

159

7.37 (2.17)

2.76 (0.006)

Physical activity variables

 Importance of being active during lockdown/ over the coming month (1–10)

158

9.20 (1.33)

158

9.07 (1.43)

1.20 (0.230)

 Confidence in being active during lockdown/ over the coming month (1–10)

157

7.07 (2.68)

157

7.09 (2.79)

−0.08 (0.939)

 Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (minutes per week)

152

434.14 (400.11)

152

438.71 (502.22)

−0.11 (0.912)

 Met physical activity guidelines (≥150 minutes/week, %)

152

69.7%

152

65.8%

0.75 (0.387)

Mental and physical health variables

 Depression PHQ-8 score (0–24)

145

5.70 (4.90)

145

5.09 (5.43)

1.56 (0.121)

 Depression - Proportion reporting moderate-to-severe levels (score ≥ 10, %)

145

17.9%

145

18.6%

0.05 (0.819)

 Anxiety GAD-7 score (0–21)

152

5.14 (5.07)

152

4.15 (4.80)

2.75 (0.007)

 Anxiety - Proportion reporting moderate-to-severe levels (score ≥ 10, %)

152

16.4%

152

11.2%

2.91 (0.088)

 Mental wellbeing SWEMWBS score (7–35)

153

23.07 (4.37)

153

23.99 (4.94)

−2.72 (0.007)

Mental wellbeing – Proportion reporting a high level of wellbeing (score ≥ 28, %)

153

19.0%

153

25.5%

2.63 (0.105)

 Self-rated health (%)

160

 

160

 

2.64 (0.451)

  Poor / Fair

 

13.1%

 

14.4%

 

  Good

 

25.6%

 

26.3%

 

  Very good / Excellent

 

61.3%

 

58.8%

 
  1. aPaired t-tests for continuous data and McNemar Chi-square tests for proportion data