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Changes in Sitting Time, Screen Exposure and Physical Activity during COVID-19 Lockdown in South American Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Alejandro, Gil-Salmerón Sadarangani, Kabir Roia, Gabriela De Lobo, Pablo Chavez, Robinson Meyer, Jacob Cristi-Montero, Carlos Martinez-Gomez, David Ferrari, Gerson Schuch, Felipe Solmi, Marco Veronese, Nicola Alzahrani, Hosam Grabovac, Igor Caperchione, Cristina Tully, Mark Smith, Lee |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | 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 (n = 575) and Chile (n = 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 <7 h/day of ST experienced greatest changes, reporting greater than 3 h/day higher ST and more than 1.5 h/day lower MVPA. Findings from the present study suggest that efforts to promote PA to South American adults during and after COVID-19 restrictions are needed. |
| Starting Page | 5239 |
| e-ISSN | 16604601 |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18105239 |
| Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| Issue Number | 10 |
| Volume Number | 18 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-05-14 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Biomedical Social Sciences Covid-19 Exercise Sedentary Behavior Screen Time Public Health Health Behavior |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
