Table 1 Gender and age differences for early impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak

Substantially decrease of income

-

-

>0.05

7.8%

2.6%

<0.001

Increase of

Alcohol consumption

18.50%

22.40%

<0.001

24.00%

15.90%

<0.001

Food quantity

1.00%

2.10%

<0.001

2.00%

1.10%

0.0021

Decrease of

Physical activity

20.50%

23.40%

<0.001

-

-

>0.05

Quality of sleep

3.30%

5.60%

<0.001

5.70%

3.10%

<0.001

Food quality

-

-

>0.05

1.60%

0.60%

<0.001

Access mental health services for

Anxiety

1.10%

2.60%

<0.001

2.50%

1.20%

<0.001

Stress

0.70%

2.00%

<0.001

1.90%

0.80%

<0.001

Depression

0.80%

1.60%

0.0033

1.70%

0.60%

<0.001

Very good/excellent mental/emotional health

74.50%

65.40%

<0.001

65.80%

74.30%

<0.001

Look for support from

Family

12.90%

22.50%

<0.001

13.60%

26.20%

<0.001

General media

9.60%

16.20%

<0.001

11.90%

15.80%

<0.001

Friends

8.10%

15.40%

<0.001

9.10%

17.40%

<0.001

Provincial/federal Health authorities

8.30%

11.70%

<0.001

9.40%

11.60%

0.0037

Professional

4.90%

8.70%

<0.001

6.10%

8.70%

<0.001

Colleagues

3.10%

4.90%

<0.001

5.30%

2.20%

<0.001

Community/volunteer organization

-

-

>0.05

1.80%

4.10%

<0.001

Bothered >1/2 of the days (last two weeks):

sleep trouble or sleeping too much

6.20%

10.70%

<0.001

10.40%

6.50%

<0.001

feeling tired/little energy

6.20%

10.60%

<0.001

10.40%

6.30%

<0.001

feeling nervous

4.40%

10.90%

<0.001

9.80%

5.70%

<0.001

trouble relaxing

3.80%

8.20%

<0.001

7.90%

4.00%

<0.001

excessive worrying

3.20%

7.30%

<0.001

6.90%

3.80%

<0.001

constant worrying

2.30%

6.10%

<0.001

5.70%

2.80%

<0.001