RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Prevalence and correlates of physical activity in a sample of UK adults observing social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic
JF BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
JO BMJ OPEN SP EX MED
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e000850
DO 10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000850
VO 6
IS 1
A1 Lee Smith
A1 Louis Jacob
A1 Laurie Butler
A1 Felipe Schuch
A1 Yvonne Barnett
A1 Igor Grabovac
A1 Nicola Veronese
A1 Cristina Caperchione
A1 Guillermo F Lopez-Sanchez
A1 Jacob Meyer
A1 Mohammad Abufaraj
A1 Anita Yakkundi
A1 Nicola Armstrong
A1 Mark A Tully
YR 2020
UL http://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/6/1/e000850.abstract
AB Objective To investigate the levels and correlates of physical activity during COVID-19 social distancing in a sample of the UK public.Methods This paper presents analyses of data from a cross-sectional study. Levels of physical activity during COVID-19 social distancing were self-reported. Participants also reported on sociodemographic and clinical data. The association between several factors and physical activity was studied using regression models.Results Nine hundred and eleven adults were included (64.0% were women and 50.4% of the participants were aged 35–64 years). 75.0% of the participants met the physical activity guidelines during social distancing. Meeting these guidelines during social distancing was significantly associated with sex (reference: male; female: OR=1.60, 95% CI 1.10 to 2.33), age (reference: 18–34 years; ≥65 years: OR=4.11, 95% CI 2.01 to 8.92), annual household income (reference: <£15 000; £15 000–<£25 000: OR=2.03, 95% CI 1.11 to 3.76; £25 000–<£40 000: OR=3.16, 95% CI 1.68 to 6.04; £40 000–<£60 000: OR=2.27, 95% CI 1.19 to 4.34; ≥£60 000: OR=2.11, 95% CI 1.09 to 4.09), level of physical activity per day when not observing social distancing (OR=1.00 (per 1 min increase), 95% CI 1.00 to 1.01), and any physical symptom experienced during social distancing (reference: no; yes: OR=0.31, 95% CI 0.21 to 0.46).Conclusion During COVID-19, social distancing interventions should focus on increasing physical activity levels among younger adults, men and those with low annual household income. It should be noted in the present sample that women and younger adults are over-represented.