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Table 2 Lifestyle and Dietary Characteristics of the Study Population

From: Multinational dietary changes and anxiety during the coronavirus pandemic-findings from Israel

Characteristic

Population Value

Minutes of exercise/week prior to pandemic (median (interquartile range))

60 (147)

Minutes of exercise/week in the past week (median (min-max))

30 (120)

Weight change since start of coronavirus pandemic n (%)

 Yes, weight gain

477 (25.2)

 Yes, weight loss

227 (12.0)

 No

668 (35.3)

 I don’t know

521 (27.5)

Quantity of weight change among those reporting change

 Weight gained (median (interquartile range))

2 (1.5)

 Weight lost (median (interquartile range))

-2 (2)

 Vegan/Vegetarian n (%)

193 (10.2)

 Takes nutrition supplements n (%)

406 (21.4)

 MedDiet Score (median (interquartile range))

9 (3)

Change in diet quality n (%)

 Healthier prior to pandemic

1043 (55.0)

 No difference

599 (31.6)

 Healthier with pandemic

246 (13.0)

 No response

7 (0.4)