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dc.contributor.authorBailey, Daniel P.
dc.contributor.authorWells, Amy V.
dc.contributor.authorDesai, Terun
dc.contributor.authorSullivan, Keith
dc.contributor.authorKass, Lindsy
dc.contributor.editorUseche, Sergio A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-22T14:00:02Z
dc.date.available2022-07-22T14:00:02Z
dc.date.issued2022-07-21
dc.identifier.citationBailey , D P , Wells , A V , Desai , T , Sullivan , K , Kass , L & Useche , S A (ed.) 2022 , ' Physical activity and sitting time changes in response to the COVID-19 lockdown in England ' , PLoS ONE , vol. 17 , no. 7 , e0271482 , pp. e0271482 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271482
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.otherJisc: 466655
dc.identifier.otherJisc: 466655
dc.identifier.otherpublisher-id: pone-d-21-39410
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0001-8606-0458/work/116241993
dc.identifier.otherPubMedCentral: PMC9302792
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/25648
dc.description© 2022 Bailey et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.description.abstractTo reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), national governments implemented measures to limit contact between citizens. This study evaluated changes in physical activity and sitting in response to the first COVID-19 lockdown in England and factors associated with these changes. A cross-sectional online survey-based study collected data from 818 adults between 29 April and 13 May 2020. Participants self-reported demographic information, physical activity and sitting for a ‘typical’ week before and during lockdown. Participants were grouped into low, moderate and high physical activity, and low and high (≥8 hours/day) sitting. Paired samples t-tests compared physical activity (MET-min/week) before and during lockdown. Pearson’s Chi-squared evaluated the proportion of participants in the physical activity and sitting categories. Logistic regression explored associations of demographic and behavioural factors with physical activity and sitting during lockdown. Walking and total physical activity significantly increased during lockdown by 241 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 176, 304) MET-min/week and 302 (CI: 155, 457) MET-min/week, respectively (P < 0.001). There was a 4% decrease in participants engaging in low physical activity and a 4% increase in those engaging in high physical activity from before to during lockdown (P < 0.001). The proportion engaging in high sitting increased from 29% to 41% during lockdown (P < 0.001). Lower education level (odds ratio [OR] = 1.65, P = 0.045) and higher BMI (OR = 1.05, P = 0.020) were associated with increased odds of low physical activity during lockdown, whereas non-White ethnicity (OR = 0.24, P = 0.001) was associated with reduced odds. Younger age was associated with increased odds of high sitting (OR = 2.28, P = 0.008). These findings suggest that physical activity and sitting both increased during lockdown. Demographic and behavioural factors associated with low physical activity and high sitting have been identified that could inform intervention strategies during situations of home confinement.en
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dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectResearch Article
dc.subjectMedicine and health sciences
dc.subjectResearch and analysis methods
dc.subjectBiology and life sciences
dc.subjectPeople and places
dc.subjectSocial sciences
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectCommunicable Disease Control
dc.subjectSitting Position
dc.subjectCOVID-19/epidemiology
dc.subjectExercise
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectSedentary Behavior
dc.subjectGeneral
dc.titlePhysical activity and sitting time changes in response to the COVID-19 lockdown in Englanden
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Psychology, Sport and Geography
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Research in Psychology and Sports
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Life and Medical Sciences
dc.contributor.institutionHealth and Clinical Psychology Research Group
dc.contributor.institutionHealth Research Methods Unit
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Health Services and Clinical Research
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Agriculture, Food and Environmental Management Research
dc.contributor.institutionFood Policy, Nutrition and Diet
dc.contributor.institutionAgriculture, Food and Veterinary Sciences
dc.contributor.institutionHigh Performance Sport Research Group
dc.contributor.institutionApplied Psychology Research Group
dc.contributor.institutionExercise, Health and Wellbeing Research Group
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