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Table 2 Nutrition-related information during COVID-19 lockdown

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

X2

p

Student

Employee

Staff

Weight change because of lockdown:

     

Increase

113(45.2%)

76(45.5%)

72(44.2%)

  

Decrease

49(19.6%)

25(15%)

32(19.6%)

1.9

0.7

No change

88(35.2%)

66(39.5%)

59(36.2%)

  

Following a weight loss diet:

     

Yes

68(27.2%)

35(21%)

38(23.3%)

 

0.3

No

182(72.8%)

132(79%)

125(76.7%)

2.2

 

 A number of meals and snacks per day:

     

Increase

106(42.4%)

58(34.7%)

63(38.7%)

  

Decrease

51(20.4%)

32(19.2%)

25(15.3%)

5.6

0.2

No change

93(37.2%)

77(46.1%)

75(46%)

  

Fast food intake:

     

Increase

92(36.8%)

39(23.4%)

45(27.6%)

  

Decrease

81(32.4%)

63(37.7%)

58(35.6%)

9.5

0.05

No change

77(30.8%)

65(38.9%)

60(36.8%)

  

The frequency of eating or the urge to eat sweets:

     

Increase

115(46%)

71(42.5%)

64(39.3%)

  

Decrease

58(23.2%)

30(18%)

39(23.9%)

  

No change

77(30.8%)

66(39.5%)

60(36.8%)

5.1

0.3

Urge to drink coffee and tea:

     

Increase

134(53.6%)

78(46.7%)

87(53.4%)

  

Decrease

40(16%)

20(12%)

25(15.3%)

6.2

0.2

No change

76(30.4%)

69(41.3%)

51(31.3%)

  

Amount of water intake:

     

Increase

136(54.4%)

83(49.7%)

91(55.8%

  

Decrease

48(19.2%)

19(11.4%)

23(14.1%)

10.1

0.04*

No change

66(26.4%)

65(38.9%)

49(30.1%)

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