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Table 1 Anthropometric characteristics and physical activity of the study population pre and post-quarantine

From: Does Sars-Cov-2 threaten our dreams? Effect of quarantine on sleep quality and body mass index

Parameters

Participants

pre-quarantine

mean ± SD or number (%)

n = 121

Participants

post-quarantine

mean ± SD or number (%)

n = 121

*p value

Weight (kg)

88.1 ± 18.9

89.9 ± 19.2

< 0.001

Height (m)

1.64 ± 0.1

1.64 ± 0.1

0.516

BMI (kg/m2)

32.6 ± 6.0

33.3 ± 6.2

< 0.001

Males

33.5 ± 6.1

33.9 ± 5.9

0.045

Females

32.1 ± 5.9

32.9 ± 6.3

0.001

 Normal-weight (n, %)

11, 9.1%

7, 5.8%

χ2 = 0.54, p = 0.462

 Overweight (n, %)

31, 25.6%

30, 24.8%

χ2 = 0.01, p = 1.000

 Grade I obesity (n, %)

41, 33.9%

40, 33.1%

χ2 = 0.01, p = 1.000

 Grade II obesity (n, %)

25, 20.7%

25, 20.7%

χ2 = 0.02, p = 0.874

 Grade III obesity (n, %)

13, 10.7%

19, 15.7%

χ2 = 0.90, p = 0.342

 Physical activity (yes)

62, 51.2%

39, 32.2%

χ2 = 8.23, p = 0.004

  1. *A p value in italic type denotes a significant difference (p < 0.05). SD, standard deviation; BMI, Body mass index