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Table 2 Description of the quarantine/confinement situation and stressors among the participants (N=407)

From: Association between eating behavior and quarantine/confinement stressors during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak

 

Frequency

Percentage

Quarantine/confinement stressors

 Closed and prolonged coexistence with the family

  Yes

327

80.4%

  No

80

19.6%

 Financial difficulty due to the quarantine/confinement

  Yes

140

34.5%

  No

267

65.5%

 Difficulty buying the desired food and products

  Yes

114

28.0%

  No

293

72.0%

 Lack of physical contact with friends

  

  Most of the time

189

46.5%

  Some of the time

22

5.4%

  Rarely

58

14.4%

  Never

137

33.7%

  Constant sense of insecurity for themselves and loved ones

  Yes

174

42.8%

  No

233

57.2%

 Physical exercise practice during quarantine/confinement

  Yes

240

58.9%

  No

167

41.1%

 

Mean

SD

Fear of COVID-19 scale

28.49

9.19

Short Boredom Proneness scale

24.12

11.79

Length of quarantine/confinement in days

26.05

10.69

Number of adults living in the quarantine/confinement

3.21

1.30

Number of children living in the quarantine/confinement

0.54

0.96