Comparison of the level of physical activity after the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic

The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with limited physical activity (PA) of most of the world's population. This cross-sectional prospective study aimed to assess the levels of PA of university students in Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia after COVID-19 using the International Physical Activ...

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Published in:BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation medicine & rehabilitation, 2024-02, Vol.16 (1), p.47-47, Article 47
Main Authors: Líška, D, Rutkowski, S, Oplatková, L, Sýkora, J, Pupiš, M, Novák, J, Urbářová, E, Rutkowska, A, Busch, A, Kobesova, Alena
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body mass index
Colleges & universities
Comparative analysis
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Exercise
Gender
International organizations
International physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ)
Mental health
Mobility
Outdoors
Overweight
Pandemic COVID-19
Pandemics
Physical activity
Population
Questionnaires
Software
University students
Womens health
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with limited physical activity (PA) of most of the world's population. This cross-sectional prospective study aimed to assess the levels of PA of university students in Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia after COVID-19 using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF). A total of 2635 students completed questionnaires regarding their PA levels using the IPAQ-SF between September and December 2022. PA measured by metabolic equivalent of task (MET) scores, varied between the three countries: Slovakia median MET-minutes/week score 4459.9; Czech Republic 3838.8 Poland 3567.1. The results of the post hoc analysis revealed there were significant differences in MET-minutes/week values between the Czech Republic and Poland (p 
ISSN:2052-1847
2052-1847
DOI:10.1186/s13102-024-00833-5