Changes in Sitting Time, Screen Exposure and Physical Activity during COVID-19 Lockdown in South American Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

The worldwide prevalence of insufficient physical activity (PA) and prolonged sedentary behavior (SB) were high before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Measures that were taken by governments (such as home confinement) to control the spread of COVID-19 may have affected levels of PA and SB. This...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2021-05, Vol.18 (10), p.5239
Main Authors: Sadarangani, Kabir P, De Roia, Gabriela F, Lobo, Pablo, Chavez, Robinson, Meyer, Jacob, Cristi-Montero, Carlos, Martinez-Gomez, David, Ferrari, Gerson, Schuch, Felipe B, Gil-Salmerón, Alejandro, Solmi, Marco, Veronese, Nicola, Alzahrani, Hosam, Grabovac, Igor, Caperchione, Cristina M, Tully, Mark A, Smith, Lee
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adults
Alcohol
Argentina
Bivariate analysis
Chile
Chronic illnesses
Communicable Disease Control
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demography
Diabetes
Disease control
Disease transmission
Exercise
Exposure
Heart rate
Humans
Lifestyles
Mortality
Pandemics
Physical activity
Quarantine
Questionnaires
SARS-CoV-2
Sedentary behavior
Shelter in place
Sitting Position
Social distancing
Social networks
Sociodemographics
Tobacco
Valproic acid
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Summary:The worldwide prevalence of insufficient physical activity (PA) and prolonged sedentary behavior (SB) were high before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Measures that were taken by governments (such as home confinement) to control the spread of COVID-19 may have affected levels of PA and SB. This cross-sectional study among South American adults during the first months of COVID-19 aims to (i) compare sitting time (ST), screen exposure, moderate PA (MPA), vigorous PA (VPA), and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) before and during lockdown to sociodemographic correlates and (ii) to assess the impact of lockdown on combinations of groups reporting meeting/not-meeting PA recommendations and engaging/not-engaging excessive ST (≥7 h/day). Bivariate associations, effect sizes, and multivariable linear regressions were used. Adults from Argentina ( = 575) and Chile ( = 730) completed an online survey with questions regarding demographics, lifestyle factors, and chronic diseases. Mean reductions of 42.7 and 22.0 min./day were shown in MPA and VPA, respectively; while increases of 212.4 and 164.3 min./day were observed in screen and ST, respectively. Those who met PA recommendations and spent
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph18105239