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Table 2 Impact of lockdown on lifestyle according to age group

From: Sleep quality and anxiety symptoms in Egyptian children and adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown

Lifestyle parameters

Total no (%)

Age groups

Chi-square

p value

(4–6 years) no (%)

(6–1 years) no (%)

(12–16 years) no (%)

Follow restrict quarantine measures

Follow strict quarantine measures

505

66.0%

143

67.8%

291

66.1%

71

62.3%

0.142

0.931

Do not follow quarantine measures

260

34.0%

68

32.2%

149

33.9%

43

37.7%

  

Understanding safety measures

Yes

647

84.6%

155

73.5%

391

88.9%

101

88.6%

27.600

0.001**

No

118

15.4%

56

26.5%

49

11.1%

13

11.4%

  

Talking about COVID-19

      

Yes

623

81.4%

142

67.3%

384

87.3%

97

85.1%

38.819

< 0.001**

No

142

18.6

69

32.7%

56

12.7%

17

14.9%

  

Follow news of COVID-19

Does not care

204

26.7%

105

49.8%

78

17.7%

21

18.4%

166.045

< 0.001**

Social media and internet

81

10.5%

5

2.4%

35

8.0%

41

36.0%

  

Mass media

64

8.4%

15

7.1%

45

10.2%

4

3.5%

  

Family members

266

34.8%

61

28.9%

175

39.8%

30

26.3%

  

More than one

150

19.6%

25

11.8%

107

24.3%

18

15.8%

  

Extra screen time

Yes

724

94.6%

191

90.5%

423

96.1%

110

96.5%

6.078

0.048*

No

41

5.4%

20

9.5%

17

3.9%

4

3.5%

  
  1. P: Sig. (2-tailed), * significant at the 0.05 level, ** highly significant at the < 0.001**level