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Table 4 Numeric and percentage distribution of the participants regarding changes in daily routine during COVID-19 pandemic (n = 1633)

From: Diabetes self-care practices and resilience in the Brazilian COVID-19 pandemic: results of a web survey: DIABETESvid

 

Total

Type 1 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes

Other types

P value*

 

n = 1633

%

n = 805

%

n = 628

%

n = 200

%

 

Social distancing

        

 < 0.0001

 Leaving home for healthcare only

362

22.2

181

22.6

143

23.0

38

21.5

 

 Leaving home to go to supermarket and drugstore only

728

44.6

356

44.5

290

46.6

82

46.3

 

 Leaving home to work, with little decrease in social contact

457

28,0

244

30.5

162

26.0

51

28.8

 

 Done nothing at all, leading a normal life

52

3.2

19

2.4

27

4.3

6

3.4

 

 Did no answer

34

2.1

5

0.6

6

1.0

23

11.0

 

Changes in diabetes control during the pandemic

        

 < 0.0001

 Diabetes control remained the same

707

43.0

278

34.5

348

55.4

81

40.5

 

 Diabetes control worsened a bit

435

26.6

244

30.3

141

22.5

50

25.0

 

 Diabetes control worsened a lot

184

11.3

98

12.2

65

10.3

21

10.5

 

 Diabetes control improved a bit

185

11.3

126

15.6

47

7.5

12

6.0

 

 Diabetes control improved a lot

87

5.3

57

7.1

20

3.2

10

5.0

 

 Did not answer

35

2.1

2

0.3

7

1.1

26

13.0

 

Consumption of alcoholic beverage after onset of the pandemic

        

 < 0.0001

 Do not consume alcoholic beverage

884

55.1

391

48.6

385

61.3

108

61.4

 

 Consumed alcoholic beverage before, but not during the pandemic

82

5.1

53

6.6

20

3.2

9

5.1

 

 Continued consuming alcoholic beverage at the same frequency

314

19.6

161

20.0

115

18.3

38

19.6

 

 Alcoholic beverage consumption increased

123

7.7

71

8.8

42

6.7

10

5.7

 

 Alcoholic beverage consumption decreased

200

12.5

124

15.4

65

10.3

11

6.3

 

 Did not answer

30

1.8

5

0.6

1

0.2

24

12.0

 
  1. *Pearson’s chi-square test, comparing DM1 vs DM2 vs “other types”