Results of the Linear models examining the relationship between smoking status and negative changes in the dietary habits score and the relationship between change in smoking habits and negative changes in the dietary habits score during the pandemic period, Israel, 2020
| Negative changes in the dietary habits score | B | Standardised coefficient beta | P value | 95% CI |
| Smoking status*† | −0.046 | 0.010 | 0.839 | (−0.493, 0.415) |
| Change in smoking habit‡§ (n=404) | 0.391 | 0.088 | 0.090 | (−0.061, 0.843) |
*n=660, adjusted for age, gender, education, number of adults living in the household, level of change in psychological distress during COVID-19, the perceived likelihood of smokers developing severe COVID-19 disease compared with non-smokers, pre-COVID-19 overall dietary habits score and the time dedicated to physical activity before COVID-19.
†Reference group: former smokers.
‡n=404, adjusted for age, gender, perceived change in stress level during COVID-19 restrictions and number of children living in household.
§Reference group: those who smoked the same or less.