Table 3 BMI category versus consumption of products during and before the pandemic.
BMI category according to WHO | Normal weight (N = 434) | Underweight (N = 30) | Overweight (N = 167) | Obesity (N = 59) | Chi-square | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
During pandemic | ||||||||||
Sweets and snacks (e.g., sugar, honey, chocolates, baked confectionery, etc.) | 2.86 | 1.33 | 2.90 | 1.30 | 2.60 | 1.14 | 2.88 | 1.35 | 4.42 | 0.219 |
Dairy products and eggs (milk, yoghurt, cocoa, cheese, scrambled eggs, etc.) | 3.62 | 2.15 | 3.73 | 1.17 | 3.26 | 1.00 | 3.19 | 1.09 | 14.95 | 0.002 |
Grain products (wholemeal bread, refined bread, groats, etc.) | 3.59 | 1.17 | 3.67 | 1.06 | 3.53 | 1.14 | 3.37 | 1.19 | 2.43 | 0.487 |
Fats (oil, butter, margarine, cream, whipping cream, mayonnaise, etc.) | 3.32 | 1.15 | 3.43 | 1.30 | 3.25 | 1.15 | 3.56 | 1.09 | 3.37 | 0.338 |
Fruit (fruit, kiwi, citrus fruit, berries, dried fruit, etc.) | 3.45 | 1.16 | 3.53 | 1.01 | 3.25 | 1.15 | 3.68 | 1.28 | 7.74 | 0.052 |
Vegetables and seeds (vegetables, green and leafy vegetables, seeds, nuts, etc.) | 3.42 | 1.12 | 3.30 | 1.09 | 3.26 | 1.03 | 3.42 | 1.29 | 3.23 | 0.358 |
Meat products (sausage, cured meats, red meat, poultry, etc.) | 2.87 | 1.11 | 2.40 | 1.19 | 2.93 | 1.14 | 3.34 | 1.12 | 14.48 | 0.002 |
Fish | 1.77 | 0.74 | 1.50 | 0.68 | 1.95 | 0.78 | 1.95 | 0.80 | 15.34 | 0.002 |
Sweetened beverages (fruit nectars, sweetened beverages) | 1.83 | 1.16 | 2.00 | 1.29 | 1.95 | 1.33 | 1.92 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 0.744 |
Sugar-free beverages (100% vegetable, fruit and vegetable as well as fruit juices) | 2.00 | 1.17 | 2.00 | 0.98 | 1.95 | 1.10 | 2.07 | 1.11 | 0.86 | 0.835 |
Alcohol | 1.77 | 0.98 | 1.87 | 1.11 | 1.77 | 0.94 | 1.78 | 1.10 | 0.45 | 0.929 |
Before pandemic | ||||||||||
Sweets and snacks (e.g., sugar, honey, chocolates, baked confectionery, etc.) | 2.74 | 1.27 | 2.83 | 1.32 | 2.52 | 1.15 | 2.95 | 1.31 | 5.57 | 0.135 |
Dairy products and eggs (milk, yoghurt, cocoa, cheese, scrambled eggs, etc. | 3.45 | 1.10 | 3.50 | 1.31 | 3.24 | 1.04 | 3.46 | 1.12 | 5.88 | 0.117 |
Grain products (wholemeal bread, refined bread, groats, etc.) | 3.51 | 1.17 | 3.40 | 1.22 | 3.43 | 1.17 | 3.46 | 1.16 | 0.95 | 0.813 |
Fats (oil, butter, margarine, cream, whipping cream, mayonnaise, etc.) | 3.26 | 1.20 | 3.13 | 1.41 | 3.17 | 1.16 | 3.47 | 1.06 | 2.66 | 0.447 |
Fruit (fruit, kiwi, citrus fruit, berries, dried fruit, etc.) | 3.41 | 1.14 | 3.37 | 1.13 | 3.20 | 1.12 | 3.61 | 1.19 | 7.19 | 0.066 |
Vegetables and seeds (vegetables, green and leafy vegetables, seeds, nuts, etc.) | 3.36 | 1.14 | 3.17 | 1.15 | 3.19 | 1.09 | 3.56 | 1.10 | 5.83 | 0.120 |
Meat products (sausage, cured meats, red meat, poultry, etc.) | 2.86 | 1.11 | 2.30 | 1.18 | 2.86 | 1.11 | 3.25 | 1.04 | 14.43 | 0.002 |
Fish | 1.78 | 0.72 | 1.47 | 0.68 | 1.98 | 0.80 | 2.05 | 0.86 | 20.99 | <0.001 |
Sweetened beverages (fruit nectars, sweetened beverages) | 1.83 | 1.13 | 2.17 | 1.23 | 1.95 | 1.29 | 2.02 | 1.25 | 4.15 | 0.246 |
Sugar-free beverages (100% vegetable, fruit and vegetable as well as fruit juices) | 2.01 | 1.12 | 2.13 | 1.07 | 2.01 | 1.14 | 2.12 | 1.10 | 1.53 | 0.675 |
Alcohol | 1.44 | 0.66 | 1.47 | 0.68 | 1.61 | 0.77 | 1.64 | 0.98 | 7.12 | 0.068 |
