Physical Activity among Adults Residing in 11 Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown
| Autor: | Kele Ding, Jingzhen Yang, Ming-Kai Chin, Lindsay Sullivan, J. Larry Durstine, Verónica Violant-Holz, Giyasettin Demirhan, Nara R.C. Oliveira, Biljana Popeska, Garry Kuan, Waheeda Khan, Jianhui Dai, Xia Xu, Zornitza Mladenova, Govindasamy Balasekaran, Gary A. Smith, on behalf of Global Community Health-COVID-19 Collaborative Research Team |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty China Adolescent Turkey Cross-sectional study Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Psychological intervention India Article 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Pandemic Medicine Humans changes in physical activity 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult Bulgaria Exercise Pandemics governmental policy responses Depression (differential diagnoses) Educational sciences Singapore business.industry SARS-CoV-2 Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Malaysia COVID-19 Odds ratio Physical fitness Republic of North Macedonia Confidence interval Cross-Sectional Studies Spain Communicable Disease Control Female insufficiently active business Ireland 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Brazil Demography Condició física |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 7056, p 7056 (2021) Dipòsit Digital de la UB Universidad de Barcelona International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 13 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18137056 |
| Popis: | During the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, physical activity (PA) behaviors were altered worldwide due to public health measures such as “lockdown.” This study described PA among adults residing in 11 countries during COVID-19 lockdown and examined factors associated with PA engagement. We conducted a cross-sectional anonymous survey among adults (≥18 years old) in 11 countries (Brazil, Bulgaria, China, India, Ireland, Malaysia, North Macedonia, Singapore, Spain, Turkey, United States). Of 11,775 participants, 63.7% were female and 52.8% were 18–34 years old. More than 40% of participants were insufficiently active (43.9%) and reported a decrease in their PA during lockdown (44.8%). Statistically significant differences were observed in (1) proportions of participants being insufficiently active, (2) level of PA, and (3) decrease in PA across the 11 countries. More stringent governmental policy responses were associated with greater likelihood of being insufficiently active during lockdown (adjusted odds ratio = 1.22, 95% confidence interval = 1.03, 1.45). Higher depression or anxiety scores were associated with greater likelihood of decreased level of PA during lockdown.We found substantial reductions in PA levels during COVID-19 lockdown across countries. Country-specific PA promotion interventions are needed during this and similar global emergencies. |
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