University students' overall and domain-specific physical activity during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in seven ASEAN countries
This research investigated the overall and domain-specific physical activity (PA) of university students in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. A cross-sectional study was applied to socioeconomic (SE) and PA online data collected from 15,366 students across 17 universities in seven As...
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| author | Amornsriwatanakul, Areekul Rahman, Hanif Abdul Wattanapisit, Apichai Nurmala, Ira de la Cruz, Ma Henrietta Teresa O. Car, Josip Chia, Michael |
| author2 | Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) |
| author_facet | Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) Amornsriwatanakul, Areekul Rahman, Hanif Abdul Wattanapisit, Apichai Nurmala, Ira de la Cruz, Ma Henrietta Teresa O. Car, Josip Chia, Michael |
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| description | This research investigated the overall and domain-specific physical activity (PA) of university students in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. A cross-sectional study was applied to socioeconomic (SE) and PA online data collected from 15,366 students across 17 universities in seven Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries. Statistical analyses using logistic regressions established SE-PA relationships. Over half (60.3%) of ASEAN university students met age-span specific PA guidelines. Students participated in recreational PA the most, followed by study-related activities and 44.1% of students engaged in >8 hrs/day of sedentary time (ST). Compared to students with a normal body mass index (BMI), students who were underweight (UW), overweight (OW), and obese (OB) respectively, had a 14% (UW odds ratio (OR) = 1.14, p = 0.005), 25% (OW OR = 1.25, p < 0.001), and 24% (OB OR = 1.24, p = 0.005) greater probability of meeting PA guidelines. Those who engaged in active transport and belonged to a sports club (SC) had 42% (SC OR = 0.58, p < 0.001, for both) less probability of meeting the PA guidelines, compared with those who travelled inactively and did not belong to a sports club, respectively. Students who participated in 4-6 sport or exercise activities had ten times more likelihood of meeting PA guidelines (OR = 10.15, p < 0.001), compared with those who did not play any sport or do any exercise. Students who spent >8 hrs/day of ST had 32% (ST OR = 0.68, p < 0.001) less probability of meeting PA guidelines, compared with those who spent <3 hrs of ST. These data showed that over half of ASEAN university students achieved PA guidelines and were highly sedentary during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recreational and study-related activities were important for students to maintain sufficient PA and should be actively promoted within the restrictions imposed during periods of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1698582023-08-13T15:37:15Z University students' overall and domain-specific physical activity during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in seven ASEAN countries Amornsriwatanakul, Areekul Rahman, Hanif Abdul Wattanapisit, Apichai Nurmala, Ira de la Cruz, Ma Henrietta Teresa O. Car, Josip Chia, Michael Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) National Institute of Education Science::Medicine Young Adults Lifestyle Behavior This research investigated the overall and domain-specific physical activity (PA) of university students in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. A cross-sectional study was applied to socioeconomic (SE) and PA online data collected from 15,366 students across 17 universities in seven Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries. Statistical analyses using logistic regressions established SE-PA relationships. Over half (60.3%) of ASEAN university students met age-span specific PA guidelines. Students participated in recreational PA the most, followed by study-related activities and 44.1% of students engaged in >8 hrs/day of sedentary time (ST). Compared to students with a normal body mass index (BMI), students who were underweight (UW), overweight (OW), and obese (OB) respectively, had a 14% (UW odds ratio (OR) = 1.14, p = 0.005), 25% (OW OR = 1.25, p < 0.001), and 24% (OB OR = 1.24, p = 0.005) greater probability of meeting PA guidelines. Those who engaged in active transport and belonged to a sports club (SC) had 42% (SC OR = 0.58, p < 0.001, for both) less probability of meeting the PA guidelines, compared with those who travelled inactively and did not belong to a sports club, respectively. Students who participated in 4-6 sport or exercise activities had ten times more likelihood of meeting PA guidelines (OR = 10.15, p < 0.001), compared with those who did not play any sport or do any exercise. Students who spent >8 hrs/day of ST had 32% (ST OR = 0.68, p < 0.001) less probability of meeting PA guidelines, compared with those who spent <3 hrs of ST. These data showed that over half of ASEAN university students achieved PA guidelines and were highly sedentary during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recreational and study-related activities were important for students to maintain sufficient PA and should be actively promoted within the restrictions imposed during periods of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. Published version Areekul Amornsriwatanakul was supported by Thai Health Promotion Foundation (Children and Youth Physical Activity Studies (61-00- 1814)). Hanif Abdul Rahman was supported by Universiti Brunei Darussalam [UBD/RSCH/1.10/FICBF(b)/2019/005] and NIH training grant [T32 GM141746]. 2023-08-08T04:36:10Z 2023-08-08T04:36:10Z 2022 Journal Article Amornsriwatanakul, A., Rahman, H. A., Wattanapisit, A., Nurmala, I., de la Cruz, M. H. T. O., Car, J. & Chia, M. (2022). University students' overall and domain-specific physical activity during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in seven ASEAN countries. Heliyon, 8(12), e12466-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12466 2405-8440 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169858 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12466 36568666 2-s2.0-85144794041 12 8 e12466 en Heliyon © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync-nd/4.0/). application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Science::Medicine Young Adults Lifestyle Behavior Amornsriwatanakul, Areekul Rahman, Hanif Abdul Wattanapisit, Apichai Nurmala, Ira de la Cruz, Ma Henrietta Teresa O. Car, Josip Chia, Michael University students' overall and domain-specific physical activity during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in seven ASEAN countries |
| title | University students' overall and domain-specific physical activity during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in seven ASEAN countries |
| title_full | University students' overall and domain-specific physical activity during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in seven ASEAN countries |
| title_fullStr | University students' overall and domain-specific physical activity during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in seven ASEAN countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | University students' overall and domain-specific physical activity during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in seven ASEAN countries |
| title_short | University students' overall and domain-specific physical activity during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in seven ASEAN countries |
| title_sort | university students overall and domain specific physical activity during covid 19 a cross sectional study in seven asean countries |
| topic | Science::Medicine Young Adults Lifestyle Behavior |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169858 |
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