Table 2.
Association between PA levels and intensity (as measured by IPAQ) and Work Location during lockdown.
| Home (n = 360) |
Office (n = 74) |
Student/Unemployed (n = 361) |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total PA level n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| <600 MET·min/week | 131 (36.4) | 10 (13.5) | 147 (40.7) | |
| ≥600 MET·min/week | 229 (63.6) | 64 (86.5) | 214 (59.3) | |
| Job-related PA n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| <600 MET·min/week | 327 (90.8) | 29 (39.2) | 354 (98.1) | |
| ≥600 MET·min/week | 33 (9.2) | 45 (60.8) | 7 (1.9) | |
| Transportation-related PA n (%) | 0.093 | |||
| <600 MET·min/week | 322 (89.4) | 64 (86.5) | 303 (83.9) | |
| ≥600 MET·min/week | 38 (10.6) | 10 (13.5) | 58 (16.1) | |
| Housework-related PA n (%) | 0.936 | |||
| <600 MET·min/week | 234 (65.0) | 48 (64.9) | 239 (66.2) | |
| ≥600 MET·min/week | 126 (35.0) | 26 (35.1) | 122 (33.8) | |
| Leisure-related PA n (%) | 0.061 | |||
| <600 MET·min/week | 237 (65.8) | 42 (56.8) | 254 (70.4) | |
| ≥600 MET·min/week | 123 (34.2) | 32 (43.2) | 107 (29.6) | |
| Walking n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| <600 MET·min/week | 259 (71.9) | 32 (43.2) | 257 (71.2) | |
| ≥600 MET·min/week | 101 (28.1) | 42 (56.8) | 104 (28.8) | |
| Moderate PA n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| <600 MET·min/week | 256 (71.1) | 36 (48.6) | 273 (75.6) | |
| ≥600 MET·min/week | 104 (28.9) | 38 (51.4) | 88 (24.4) | |
| Vigorous PA n (%) | 0.093 | |||
| <600 MET·min/week | 225 (62.5) | 38 (51.4) | 234 (64.8) | |
| ≥600 MET·min/week | 135 (37.5) | 36 (48.6) | 127 (35.2) | |
| Sitting time (hours/day) | <0.001 | |||
| Tertile 1 = ≤6.29 h | 101 (29.7) | 35 (52.2) | 109 (33.7) | |
| Tertile 2 = 6.29–10 h | 127 (37.4) | 27 (40.3) | 107 (33.1) | |
| Tertile 3 = >10 h | 112 (32.9) | 5 (7.5) | 107 (33.1) |
p < 0.05 was considered to be significant; PA, physical activity; MET, metabolic equivalent task; Total PA level (MET-minutes/week) = Total Physical Activity MET-minutes/week = Sum of (Job PA + Transportation PA + Housework PA + Leisure PA MET-minutes/week scores).