Physical activity and sedentary lifestyle in university students: changes during confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic

C Romero-Blanco, J Rodríguez-Almagro… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
C Romero-Blanco, J Rodríguez-Almagro, MD Onieva-Zafra, ML Parra-Fernández…
International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020mdpi.com
Regular physical activity is related to many factors in a university student's environment. The
coronavirus pandemic and the resulting lockdown have restricted many elements of our
environment. The aim of this study was to evaluate students' physical activity and sedentary
behaviour at two points in time: before and during the coronavirus lockdown. As a secondary
aim, we also wanted to look at changes resulting from other factors (alcohol, tobacco, diet,
stages of change, symptoms of anxiety/depression and sociodemographic characteristics) …
Regular physical activity is related to many factors in a university student’s environment. The coronavirus pandemic and the resulting lockdown have restricted many elements of our environment. The aim of this study was to evaluate students’ physical activity and sedentary behaviour at two points in time: before and during the coronavirus lockdown. As a secondary aim, we also wanted to look at changes resulting from other factors (alcohol, tobacco, diet, stages of change, symptoms of anxiety/depression and sociodemographic characteristics). We conducted an observational, cross-sectional, pre-post study with two cut-off points. Two hundred and thirteen students took part in the study. The main dependent variables were physical activity and sitting time, measured using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire—Short Form (IPAQ-SF). Parametric and non-parametric tests were used for paired and unpaired data, as well as group-stratified analysis. During lockdown, both weekly physical activity (MD: −159.87; CI: −100.44, −219.31) and weekly sitting time increased (MD: −106.76; CI: −71.85, −141.67). In the group analysis, differences were observed in relation to gender, year of study, BMI, alcohol consumption, tobacco use, symptoms of anxiety/depression, Mediterranean diet, living situation and stage of change. The results showed an increase in both physical activity and sitting time globally and by group.
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