Table 5

Results of the logistic regression models examining the relationship between smoking status and negative changes in physical activity habits and the relationship between change in smoking habits and negative changes in physical activity habits during the pandemic period, Israel, 2020

Negative changes in physical activity and smoking status*†
Crude‡§Adjusted‡‡
BExp (B)P value95% CIBORP value95% CI
Up to 30 min cumulative time performing physical activity per week, prior to the pandemic period
−0.6270.5340.127(0.239, 1.19)0.7340.4800.113(0.194, 1.189)
30–90 cumulative minutes performing physical activity per week, prior to the pandemic period
0.1341.1340.729(0.537, 2.434)0.1711.1870.690(0.511, 2.759)
90–150 cumulative minutes performing physical activity per week, prior to the pandemic period
−0.0800.9230.866(0.364, 2.339)0.2180.8040.685(0.281, 2.300)
Over 150 cumulative minutes performing physical activity per week, prior to the pandemic period
0.2981.3480.498(0.498, 1.348)0.1111.1180.827(0.412, 3.032)
Negative changes in physical activity and smoking habit‡§
BStandardised coefficient betaP value95% CI
0.1491.1600.577(0.688, 1.956)
  • *n=404, adjusted in all models for underlying chronic illness, changes in employment status due to the pandemic and the assessment of the risk of smokers contracting severe illness compared with non-smokers.

  • †Reference group: former smokers.

  • ‡n=245. Adjusted for age and gender.

  • §Reference group: those who smoked the same or less.