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Table 2 Association between social class and changes in health-related behaviour during the March–July 2020 lockdown (unadjusted). N = 2557

From: Socioeconomic position and adverse childhood experiences as risk factors for health-related behaviour change and employment adversity during the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from a prospective cohort study in the UK

 

NS-SEC social class at age 23 years

Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations

Intermediate occupations

Routine and manual occupations

Never worked and long-term unemployed

N = 1126

N = 616

N = 579

N = 236

Number of home-cooked meals

 Decreased

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0.79 (0.43–1.45)

0.64 (0.33–1.26)

0.63 (0.24–1.66)

 Stayed the same

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 Increased

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0.95 (0.74–1.21)

0.74 (0.58–0.94)

0.7 (0.50–0.99)

Number of meals

 Decreased

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1.04 (0.70–1.55)

1.42 (0.97–2.08)

1.29 (0.73–2.28)

 Stayed the same

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 Increased

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0.94 (0.70–1.27)

1.23 (0.91–1.66)

1.38 (0.91–2.10)

Number of snacks

 Decreased

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1.21 (0.85–1.71)

1.07 (0.73–1.57)

0.85 (0.46–1.57)

 Stayed the same

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 Increased

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1.05 (0.82–1.33)

1.09 (0.86–1.39)

1.05 (0.74–1.50)

Exercise quantity

 Decreased

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1.10 (0.79–1.51)

1.03 (0.75–1.41)

0.84 (0.54–1.32)

 Stayed the same

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 Increased

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1.11 (0.82–1.51)

0.98 (0.73–1.33)

0.78 (0.51–1.19)

Sleep quantity

 Decreased

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1.17 (0.87–1.56)

1.31 (0.97–1.75)

1.49 (0.99–2.25)

 Stayed the same

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 Increased

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1.11 (0.86–1.42)

0.93 (0.71–1.20)

1.02 (0.69–1.50)

Alcohol quantity

 Decreased

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1.07 (0.77–1.49)

0.96 (0.67–1.39)

1.03 (0.62–1.71)

 Stayed the same

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 Increased

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1.09 (0.84–1.43)

1.03 (0.78–1.36)

0.75 (0.49–1.15)

 Non-drinker

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1.14 (0.79–1.66)

1.51 (1.04–2.20)

1.66 (0.99–2.78)

Smoking/vaping quantity

 Decreased

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1.37 (0.68–2.76)

1.01 (0.49–2.06)

1.60 (0.69–3.70)

 Stayed the same

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 Increased

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1.01 (0.60–1.70)

0.88 (0.55–1.42)

1.01 (0.54–1.91)

 Non-smoker

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0.87 (0.58–1.30)

0.54 (0.37–0.78)

0.45 (0.28–0.74)