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Table 2 Distribution of the study population (N = 28,029) by sociodemographic covariates and change in self-reported health behaviours in 6 weeks during confinement, second COVID-19 Health Survey, Belgium 2020

From: Short-term impact of the COVID-19 confinement measures on health behaviours and weight gain among adults in Belgium

Background variables and indicators

Crude prevalence (%)

Weighteda prevalence (%)

SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH COVARIATES

 Gender

  Men

32.5

50.9

  Women

67.5

49.1

 Age group

  18–24 years

2.7

11.7

  25–34 years

15.0

15.7

  35–44 years

23.5

17.0

  45–54 years

24.1

18.4

  55–64 years

22.0

17.3

  65+ years

12.7

19.9

 Household composition

  Living alone

15.6

16.7

  Couple, without child (ren)

29.5

31.9

  Couple, with child (ren)

40.1

30.5

  Living alone with child (ren)

6.9

4.7

  Living with parents, family, …

6.8

15.2

  Other

1.1

1.0

 Employment

  No paid job

23.8

37.7

  Paid job, normal environment

21.7

21.0

  Paid job, but via telework

40.1

27.2

  Paid job, but temporarily unemployed

7.8

9.3

  Paid job, other situation

6.6

4.8

 Reporting no health problem (EQ-5D - quality of life)

  Yes

27.8

27.1

  No

72.2

72.9

 Region

  Flemish

53.2

60.7

  Brussels

10.5

9.4

  Walloon

36.3

29.9

SELF-REPORTED WEIGHT STATUS AND CHANGE IN HEALTH BEHAVIOUR IN 6 WEEKS INDICATORS

 Weight status

  Underweight

2.1

2.4

  Normal weight

47.8

44.8

  Overweight

32.7

34.2

  Obesity

17.4

18.6

 Change in body weight

  Lost weight

14.1

14.5

  Weight remained stable

56.1

56.9

  Gained weight

29.8

28.6

 Change in the consumption of sugared-sweetened beverages

  Increased

8.7

9.2

  Unchanged

84.2

82.1

  Decreased

7.1

8.7

 Change in the consumption of sweet or salty snacks

  Increased

36.6

33.2

  Unchanged

56.8

59.4

  Decreased

6.6

7.4

 Change in the consumption of food prepared out-of-home

  Increased

6.6

7.3

  Unchanged

51.8

53.0

  Decreased

41.6

39.7

 Change in physical activity

  Increased

24.6

23.7

  Unchanged

45.1

47.5

  Decreased

30.3

28.8

 Change in alcohol consumption

  Increased

21.2

17.4

  Unchanged

65.0

64.9

  Decreased

13.8

17.7

  1. aWeighted for age, gender, education and province