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The Lingering Impact of COVID 19 Shutdowns on Physical Activity Habits in the United States Cover

The Lingering Impact of COVID 19 Shutdowns on Physical Activity Habits in the United States

By: Astrid Mel and  Mary Stenson  
Open Access
|Mar 2022

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Participant demographic information for 350 participants.

TOTAL SAMPLE (%)
Gender
Males54 (15.4%)
Females295 (84.3%)
Prefer not to answer or nonbinary1 (0.30%)
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic/Latino10 (2.9%)
Non-Hispanic White316 (90.3%)
Black or African- American4 (1.1%)
Asian11 (3.1%)
More than one race/ethnicity7 (2.0%)
Prefer not to answer2 (0.6%)
Age (years)a39.17 ± 13.45
Pre BMI (kg/m2)a26.19 ± 5.66
Post BMI (kg/m2)a26.34 ± 6.04
Pre Weight (kg)73.82 ± 17.26
Post Weight (kg)75.51 ± 17.70*
Most Represented States
MN105 (30.0%)
NY38 (10.9%)
IA13 (3.7%)
PA13 (3.7%)
Annual Incomeb$100,000–$140,000
Education Levelc314 (89.7%)*
Type of Residence
Rural82 (23.4%)
Urban86 (24.6%)
Suburban182 (52.0%)
Neighborhood Safetya,d1.39 ± .58
Percent Very Safe or Safe(95.7%)
Likelihood of Maintenance
Very Likely126 (36.0%)
Likely135 (38.6%)
Not Likely89 (25.4%)

[i] a (Mean ± SD).

b Annual Income is mean and median range.

c Education level is number and percent earned at least a bachelor’s degree.

d Perceived neighborhood safety on a scale of 1–5 (1 = very safe, 5 = very unsafe).

* Denotes significant difference from the initial sample (p < 0.05).

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Figure 1

Change in days of PA, minutes of PA, intensity of PA, and weekly composite PA score from PRE-S to DUR-S to POST-S.

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Figure 2

Change in weekly composite PA score for participants who indicated they were very likely, likely, or not likely to maintain their DUR-S PA habits for one year.

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Figure 3

Change in number of participants who did not meet, met, or exceeded the WHO PA guidelines PRE-S to DUR-S to POST-S.

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Figure 4

Changes in PA over time for those not meeting WHO PA guidelines pre-shutdown.

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Figure 5

Changes in PA over time for those meeting WHO PA guidelines pre-shutdown.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/paah.165 | Journal eISSN: 2515-2270
Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 3, 2022
Accepted on: Mar 4, 2022
Published on: Mar 30, 2022
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2022 Astrid Mel, Mary Stenson, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.