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Table 1 sociodemographic data and COVID-19-related parameters among the studied groups

From: Emotional eating in relation to psychological stress during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in faculty of medicine, Tanta University, Egypt

Parameters

Employment

Test of sig

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Student

N = 250

Employee

N = 167

Staff

N = 163

Age :

     

18-<25y

243(97.2%)

10(6%)

1(0.6%)

  

25-<35y

6(2.4%)

57(34.1%)

77(47.2%)

X2 = 51.7

0.0001*

35-<45y

1(0.4%)

64(38.3%)

54(33.1%)

  

≥ 45y

0(0%)

36(21.6%)

31(19%)

  

Sex :

     

Male

188(72.5%)

83(49.7%)

71(43.6%)

X2 = 49.1

0.0001*

Female

62(24.8%)

84(50.3%)

92(56.4%)

  

Educational level:

     

Undergraduate

246(98.4%)

26(15.6%)

3(1.8%)

X2 = 46.4

0.0001*

Graduate or higher

4(1.6%)

141(84.4%)

160(98.2%)

  

Residence:

     

Urban

156(62.4%)

79(47.3%)

116(71.2%)

X2 = 20.3

0.0001*

Rural

94(37.6%)

88(52.7%)

47(28.8%)

  

Marital status:

     

Married

3(1.2%)

145(86.8%)

137(84%)

X2 = 40.4

0.0001*

Single

247(98.8%)

22(13.2%)

26(16%)

  

Income:

     

Not enough

52(20.8%)

55(32.9%)

15(9.2%)

  

Enough

169(67.6%)

99(59.3%)

99(60.7%)

X2 = 54.2

0.0001*

Enough and saving

Weight

29(11.6%)

75.4 ± 13.7

13(7.8%)

77.9 ± 12

49(30.1%)

78 ± 12.7

 F = 2.7

0.07

BMI

24.9 ± 3.7

27 ± 4.1

26.8 ± 3.4

 F = 22.1

0.0001*

COVID-19 parameters

Change in Family income:

   

X2 = 4.3

0.4

No

157(62.8%)

106(63.5%)

117(71.8%)

Yes, decreased

76(30.4%)

52(31.1%)

38(23.3%)

Yes, increased

17(6.8%)

9(5.4%)

8(4.9%)

Changing Residency:

    

0.3

Yes

34(13.6%)

15(9%)

22(13.5%)

X2 = 2.3

No

216(86.4%)

152(91%)

141(86.5%)

Infected by COVID-19:

   

X2 = 1.5

0.5

No

178(71.2%)

115(68.9%)

122(74.8%)

Yes

72(28.8%)

52(31.1%)

41(25.2%)

Family member infected by COVID-19:

   

X2 = 10.4

0.005*

No

125(50%)

109(65.3%)

84(51.5%)

Yes

125(50%)

58(34.7%)

79(48.5%)

Specify member:

   

X2 = 15.2

0.0001*

Father or Mother

70(28%)

18(10.8%)

26(16%)

Extended family

55(22%)

40(24%)

53(32.5%)

Type of quarantine:

   

X2 = 12.3

0.02*

Medical isolation

22(8.8%)

12(7.2%)

20(12.3%)

Self -quarantine

103(41.2%)

46(27.5%)

59(36.2%)