Prevalence and Correlates of Physical activity in a sample of UK adults observing social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic

Smith, Lee, Jacob, Louis, Butler, Laurie T., Schuch, Felipe B., Barnett, Yvonne A., Grabovac, Igor, Veronese, Nicola, Caperchione, Cristina, López-Sánchez, Guillermo F., Meyer, Jacob, Abufaraj, Mohammad, Yakkundi, Anita, Armstrong, Nicola and Tully, Mark A. (2020) Prevalence and Correlates of Physical activity in a sample of UK adults observing social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 6 (1). e000850. ISSN 2055-7647

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Abstract

Objective: To investigate the levels and correlates of physical activity during COVID-19 social distancing in a sample of the UK public. Methods: This paper presents analyses of data from a cross-sectional study. Levels of physical activity during COVID-19 social distancing were self-reported. Participants also reported on sociodemographic and clinical data. The association between several factors and physical activity was studied using regression models. Results: Nine hundred and eleven adults were included (64.0% were women and 50.4% of the participants were aged 35–64 years). 75.0% of the participants met the physical activity guidelines during social distancing. Meeting these guidelines during social distancing was significantly associated with sex (reference: male; female: OR=1.60, 95% CI 1.10 to 2.33), age (reference: 18–34 years; ≥65 years: OR=4.11, 95% CI 2.01 to 8.92), annual household income (reference: <£15 000; £15 000–<£25 000: OR=2.03, 95% CI 1.11 to 3.76; £25 000–<£40 000: OR=3.16, 95% CI 1.68 to 6.04; £40 000–<£60 000: OR=2.27, 95% CI 1.19 to 4.34; ≥£60 000: OR=2.11, 95% CI 1.09 to 4.09), level of physical activity per day when not observing social distancing (OR=1.00 (per 1 min increase), 95% CI 1.00 to 1.01), and any physical symptom experienced during social distancing (reference: no; yes: OR=0.31, 95% CI 0.21 to 0.46). Conclusion: During COVID-19, social distancing interventions should focus on increasing physical activity levels among younger adults, men and those with low annual household income. It should be noted in the present sample that women and younger adults are over-represented.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	COVID-19, Social Distancing, Physical Activity, Correlates
Faculty:	COVID-19 Research Collection Faculty of Science & Engineering
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic User
Depositing User:	Symplectic User
Date Deposited:	23 Jun 2020 09:51
Last Modified:	10 Feb 2022 10:19
URI:	https://arro.anglia.ac.uk/id/eprint/705650

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