Table 1 Baseline Characteristics
From: Altered alcohol consumption during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown
Total (N = 2067) | Mature (N = 106) | Young (N = 1961) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 1446 (70.7%) | 61 (58.1%) | 1385 (71.4%) | < 0.01 |
Age (years) | 25.6 ± 10.6 | 66.7 ± 9.7 | 23.4 ± 4.1 | < 0.01 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.7 [20.2–23.8] | 25.7 [23.4–28.3] | 21.6 [20.1–23.4] | < 0.01 |
BMI groups | ||||
BMI ≥20 and ≤ 25 kg/m2 | 1273 (62.0%) | 37 (34.9%) | 1236 (63.5%) | < 0.01 |
BMI > 25 kg/m2 | 320 (15.6%) | 62 (58.5%) | 258 (13.3%) | |
BMI < 20 kg/m2 | 459 (22.4%) | 7 (6.6%) | 452 (23.2%) | |
Highest educational degree | ||||
Not finished school | 1 (0.0%) | 1 (0.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | < 0.01 |
Basic secondary school | 18 (0.9%) | 18 (17.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Intermediate secondary school | 31 (1.5%) | 30 (28.3%) | 1 (0.1%) | |
Abitur (qualification for university) a | 1976 (95.6%) | 16 (15.1%) | 1960 (99.9%) | |
Apprenticeship | 17 (0.8%) | 17 (16.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
University degreea | 24 (1.2%) | 24 (22.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Alcohol amount since lockdown implementation | ||||
less | 824 (40.2%) | 7 (6.7%) | 817 (42.0%) | < 0.01 |
unchanged | 934 (45.5%) | 80 (76.2%) | 854 (43.9%) | |
more | 293 (14.3%) | 18 (17.1%) | 275 (14.1%) | |