Table 1 Characteristics of participants from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) COVID-19 Questionnaire study (n = 23,972), Canada.

From: Obesity and adverse childhood experiences in relation to stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Characteristics

N (%) (n = 23,972)

Sexa

Male

11,229 (47%)

Female

12,743 (53%)

Age groupb

50–64 years

8347 (35%)

65–74 years

8759 (36%)

75–96 years

6866 (29%)

Racial backgrounda

White

23,273 (97%)

Non-white

673 (3%)

Missing

26

Total household incomec

Less than $50,000

5716 (25%)

$50,000 to less than $100,000

8569 (38%)

$100,000 to less than $150,000

4589 (20%)

$150,000 or more

3758 (17%)

Missing

1340

CESD-10 score ≥10c

No

20,548 (87%)

Yes

3096 (13%)

Missing

328

Alcohol consumptionc

Did not drink in last 12 months

2777 (12%)

Occasional drinker

2856 (12%)

Regular drinker (at least once a month)

18,312 (76%)

Missing

27

Physical activityc

≤150 min/week of moderate-intensity or ≤ 75 min/week of vigorous intensity activity (high risk)

16,473 (69%)

>150 min/week of moderate-intensity or >75 min/week of vigorous-intensity activity (low risk)

7485 (31%)

Missing

14

Number of ACEs

0

9253 (39%)

1

6566 (28%)

2

3652 (15%)

3

2152 (9%)

4–8

2237 (9%)

Missing

112

Body mass indexc

Normal weight (≤24.9 kg/m2)

6710 (28%)

Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2)

9748 (41%)

Obesity—Class I (30.0–34.9 kg/m2)

4779 (20%)

Obesity—Class II (35.0–39.9 kg/m2)

1674 (7%)

Obesity—Class III ( ≥ 40.0 kg/m2)

835 (4%)

Missing

226

  1. ACEs adverse childhood experiences, CESD-10 center for epidemiologic studies short depression scale, kg kilogram, m meters.
  2. aData collected at CLSA Baseline (2011–2015).
  3. bData collected at CLSA COVID-19 Questionnaire Baseline Survey (April 2020-June 2020).
  4. cData collected at CLSA Follow-up 1 (2015–2018).