Joint prevalence of physical activity and sitting time during COVID-19 among US adults in April 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered much of US life with shifts to working-from-home and social distancing changing day-to-day behavior. We aimed to determine the self-reported prevalence of meeting US physical activity guidelines, stratified by sitting time during the early lockdown phase o...
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| author | Jacob Meyer Matthew Herring Cillian McDowell Jeni Lansing Cassandra Brower Felipe Schuch Lee Smith Mark Tully Joel Martin Shane Caswell Nelson Cortes Ali Boolani |
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| description | The COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered much of US life with shifts to working-from-home and social distancing changing day-to-day behavior. We aimed to determine the self-reported prevalence of meeting US physical activity guidelines, stratified by sitting time during the early lockdown phase of COVID-19 in US adults. We conducted two cross-sectional internet-based studies April 3rd-May 4th, 2020 in convenience samples of US adults. Participants self-reported daily sitting time and weekly moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) via questions from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. A total of 5036 US adults (65.3% women, 30.2% with chronic conditions) provided complete physical activity and sitting time data (80.3% of total). Overall, 42.6% of participants reported sitting for > 8 h/day (95% CI: 41.2%–44.0%) and 72.5% (71.2%–73.7%) reported being either sufficiently (150–300 MVPA minutes) or highly active (>300 min). The greatest proportion of people self-reported being highly active and sitting for > 8 h/day (24.0%; 22.8%-25.2%), followed by being highly active and sitting for 6–8 h/day (20.9%; 19.8%–22.1%). Sitting and activity appeared similar between sexes, while there was evidence of some age differences. For example, more young adults (ages 18–34) appeared to self-report being inactive and more appeared to sit for > 8 h/day compared to older adults. High sitting time was reported by US adults (>40% sitting > 8 h/day) during April 2020. However, high levels of physical activity (>70% meeting guidelines) were also reported. Since physical activity cannot eliminate the negative health effects of sitting, maintaining activity and limiting sitting during periods of large workplace and societal shifts is encouraged. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12899d88cb414bbcbea49a74c8179df92022-12-21T20:25:22ZengElsevierPreventive Medicine Reports2211-33552020-12-0120101256Joint prevalence of physical activity and sitting time during COVID-19 among US adults in April 2020Jacob Meyer0Matthew Herring1Cillian McDowell2Jeni Lansing3Cassandra Brower4Felipe Schuch5Lee Smith6Mark Tully7Joel Martin8Shane Caswell9Nelson Cortes10Ali Boolani11Department of Kinesiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA; Corresponding author at: 534 Wallace Rd, Ames, IA 50011, USA.Physical Activity for Health Research Cluster, Health Research Institute, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, IrelandThe Irish Longitudinal Study of Ageing, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, IrelandDepartment of Kinesiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USADepartment of Kinesiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USADepartment of Sports Methods and Techniques, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, BrazilCambridge Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UKInstitute of Mental Health Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UKSports Medicine Assessment Research & Testing (SMART) Laboratory, George Mason University, VA, USA; Department of Bioengineering, George Mason University, VA, USA; Institute for BioHealth Innovation, George Mason University, VA, USASports Medicine Assessment Research & Testing (SMART) Laboratory, George Mason University, VA, USA; Department of Bioengineering, George Mason University, VA, USA; Institute for BioHealth Innovation, George Mason University, VA, USASports Medicine Assessment Research & Testing (SMART) Laboratory, George Mason University, VA, USA; Department of Bioengineering, George Mason University, VA, USA; Institute for BioHealth Innovation, George Mason University, VA, USADepartment of Physical Therapy, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA; Department of Biology, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USAThe COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered much of US life with shifts to working-from-home and social distancing changing day-to-day behavior. We aimed to determine the self-reported prevalence of meeting US physical activity guidelines, stratified by sitting time during the early lockdown phase of COVID-19 in US adults. We conducted two cross-sectional internet-based studies April 3rd-May 4th, 2020 in convenience samples of US adults. Participants self-reported daily sitting time and weekly moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) via questions from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. A total of 5036 US adults (65.3% women, 30.2% with chronic conditions) provided complete physical activity and sitting time data (80.3% of total). Overall, 42.6% of participants reported sitting for > 8 h/day (95% CI: 41.2%–44.0%) and 72.5% (71.2%–73.7%) reported being either sufficiently (150–300 MVPA minutes) or highly active (>300 min). The greatest proportion of people self-reported being highly active and sitting for > 8 h/day (24.0%; 22.8%-25.2%), followed by being highly active and sitting for 6–8 h/day (20.9%; 19.8%–22.1%). Sitting and activity appeared similar between sexes, while there was evidence of some age differences. For example, more young adults (ages 18–34) appeared to self-report being inactive and more appeared to sit for > 8 h/day compared to older adults. High sitting time was reported by US adults (>40% sitting > 8 h/day) during April 2020. However, high levels of physical activity (>70% meeting guidelines) were also reported. Since physical activity cannot eliminate the negative health effects of sitting, maintaining activity and limiting sitting during periods of large workplace and societal shifts is encouraged.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221133552030214XSedentary behaviorExercisePandemicCoronavirusUS guidelines |
| spellingShingle | Jacob Meyer Matthew Herring Cillian McDowell Jeni Lansing Cassandra Brower Felipe Schuch Lee Smith Mark Tully Joel Martin Shane Caswell Nelson Cortes Ali Boolani Joint prevalence of physical activity and sitting time during COVID-19 among US adults in April 2020 Preventive Medicine Reports Sedentary behavior Exercise Pandemic Coronavirus US guidelines |
| title | Joint prevalence of physical activity and sitting time during COVID-19 among US adults in April 2020 |
| title_full | Joint prevalence of physical activity and sitting time during COVID-19 among US adults in April 2020 |
| title_fullStr | Joint prevalence of physical activity and sitting time during COVID-19 among US adults in April 2020 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Joint prevalence of physical activity and sitting time during COVID-19 among US adults in April 2020 |
| title_short | Joint prevalence of physical activity and sitting time during COVID-19 among US adults in April 2020 |
| title_sort | joint prevalence of physical activity and sitting time during covid 19 among us adults in april 2020 |
| topic | Sedentary behavior Exercise Pandemic Coronavirus US guidelines |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221133552030214X |
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