Table 1 Percent (and N) distribution of health behaviours and changes during the pandemic by study
MCS | NS | BCS | NCDS | GS | USOC | ELSA | ALSPAC G0 | ALSPAC G1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N participants | 2057 | 1579 | 3151 | 4358 | 2604 | 8328 | 2417 | 2072 | 1275 |
Age/age range of participants | 18–20 | 29–31 | 50 | 62 | 27–66 | 17–66 | 52–66 | 50–65 | 27–29 |
% (N) | % (N) | % (N) | % (N) | % (N) | % (N) | % (N) | % (N) | % (N) | |
Smoking and vaping | |||||||||
Pre-pandemic current smoker | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12.2 (317) | 15.5 (834) | 14.7 (271) | NA | NA |
Current smoker (during pandemic) | 17.3 (292) | 18.0 (189) | 16.7 (366) | 11.3 (356) | 6.2 (162) | 14.7 (793) | 13.3 (240) | NA | NA |
Smoking more -including relapse and initiation | 5.4 (78) | 8.5 (76) | 6.5 (136) | 2.9 (85) | 2.7 (71) | 6.3 (356) | 4.4 (77) | NA | NA |
Smoking less -including cessation | 6.9 (137) | 4.0 (46) | 2.5 (57) | 1.0 (41) | 1.0 (24) | 6.8 (339) | 4.2 (83) | NA | NA |
Pre-pandemic current vaping | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7.5 (490) | NA | NA | NA |
Current vaping (during pandemic) | 7.4 (122) | 10.2 (106) | 9.5 (228) | 5.7 (189) | 3.3 (87) | 6.6 (423) | NA | NA | NA |
Vaping more—including relapse and initiation | 3.0 (51) | 5.0 (52) | 2.5 (67) | 1.0 (41) | 1.0 (26) | 2.3 (124) | NA | NA | NA |
Vaping less—including cessation | 1.4 (27) | 1.2 (13) | 0.5 (15) | 0.4 (16) | < 1.0 (< 10) | 3.3 (188) | NA | NA | NA |
Alcohol consumption | |||||||||
Drinks 4+ days a week (pre-pandemic) | 8.6 (143) | 6.2 (72) | 15 (496) | 24 (1,145) | NA | 28.2 (2314) | NA | NA | NA |
Drinks 4+ days a week (during the pandemic) | 9.6 (151) | 13.8 (197) | 27.0 (911) | 29.7 (1,405) | NA | 51.7 (4272) | NA | NA | NA |
Drinks more frequently | 17.4 (351) | 30.5 (492) | 25.3 (883) | 15.4 (707) | NA | 34.6 (3009) | NA | NA | NA |
Drinks less frequently | 36.2 (786) | 14.1 (222) | 8.0 (242) | 12.4 (519) | NA | 24.4 (1904) | NA | NA | NA |
Drinks 5+ drinks per occasion (pre-pandemic) | 30.8 (687) | 12 (180) | 12 (329) | 9.3 (372) | NA | 16.8 (1040) | NA | NA | NA |
Drinks 5+ drinks per occasion (during the pandemic) | 10.6 (171) | 8.6 (102) | 11.7 (325) | 9.0 (333) | NA | 6.9 (485) | NA | NA | NA |
More drinks per occasion | 17.4 (351) | 30.5 (492) | 25.3 (883) | 15.4 (707) | NA | 9.4 (743) | NA | NA | NA |
Fewer drinks per occasion | 46.5 (782) | 20.2 (239) | 10.4 (242) | 9.8 (297) | NA | 36.6 (2695) | NA | NA | NA |
Drinks 4+ days/week or 5+ drinks per occasion (pre-pandemic) | 35 (748) | 17.9 (247) | 24.4 (742) | 28.9 (1325) | NA | 42.8 (3200) | NA | NA | NA |
Drinks 4+ days/week or 5+ drinks per occasion (during the pandemic) | 18.2 (282) | 21.0 (273) | 33.4 (1054) | 34.8 (1507) | NA | 55.8 (4536) | NA | NA | NA |
Drinks more/more frequently | 23.7 (396) | 36.7 (541) | 31.7 (1025) | 21.1 (889) | 26.3 (685) | 38.4 (3329) | 18.1 (455) | 38.1 (789) | 13.7 (175) |
Drinks less/less frequently | 58.4 (921) | 26.9 (314) | 14.2 (343) | 15.3 (497) | 15.2 (394) | 42.3 (3217) | 14.3 (318) | 35.1 (730) | 38.9 (496) |