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. 2020 Oct 22;142:111121. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2020.111121

Table 2.

Volume of physical and sedentary behavior before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in hypertensive older adults (n = 35).

Before
During
βa SE 95% CI p-Value
EMM (95% CI) EMM (95% CI)
Sedentary behavior
Average
 Sedentary time, min/day 653.0 (627.7, 678.3) 682.6 (657.3, 707.9) 29.6 13.4 2.6, 56.5 0.0321
 Sedentary, wear time % 66.8 (64.2, 69.4) 70.9 (68.3, 73.6) 4.1 1.2 1.7, 6.5 0.0013
Weekdays
 Sedentary time, min/day 665.7 (640.5, 691.0) 687.6 (662.3, 712.8) 21.8 13.6 −5.6, 49.2 0.1156
 Sedentary, wear time % 67.4 (64.8, 69.9) 70.7 (68.1, 73.2) 3.3 1.2 0.8, 5.8 0.0106
Weekend
 Sedentary time, min/day 616.8 (586.6, 647.1) 674.6 (644.3, 704.8) 57.8 15.9 25.6, 89.9 0.0009
 Sedentary, wear time % 65.4 (62.2, 68.6) 71.7 (68.4, 74.9) 6.3 1.6 3.0, 9.5 0.0004



Physical activity
Average
 Steps/day 5809 (5075, 6543) 4922 (4188, 5656) −886 361 −1612, −161 0.0177
 Light PA, min/day 303.1 (279.3, 326.9) 276.5 (252.7, 300.4) −26.6 13.4 −53.6, 0.4 0.0531
 Light PA, wear time % 31.6 (29.1, 34.0) 27.8 (25.4, 30.3) −3.7 1.2 −6.1, −1.3 0.0038
 MVPA, min/day 15.5 (10.5, 20.5) 12.7 (7.7, 17.7) −2.8 2.4 −7.6, 2.0
 Sqrt MVPA, min/day 3.6 (3.0, 4.2) 2.8 (2.2, 3.5) −0.8 0.3 −1.4, −0.1 0.0181
 MVPA, wear time % 1.6 (1.1, 2.1) 1.2 (0.7, 1.7) −0.4 0.2 −0.9, 0.0
 Sqrt MVPA, wear time % 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) 0.9 (0.7, 1.1) −0.3 0.1 −0.5, −0.1 0.0015
Weekdays
 Steps/day 5887 (5113, 6660) 5165 (4391, 5939) −721 406 −1538, 95 0.0819
 Light PA, min/day 300.6 (276.7, 324.5) 280.8 (256.9, 304.6) −19.8 13.5 −46.9, 7.3 0.1480
 Light PA, wear time % 31.0 (28.6, 33.4) 28.0 (25.6, 30.4) −3.0 1.2 −5.5, −0.5 0.0197
 MVPA, min/day 16.2 (10.9, 21.5) 13.9 (8.6, 19.2) −2.3 2.8 −7.9, 3.2
 Sqrt MVPA, min/day 3.7 (3.1, 4.4) 3.0 (2.3, 3.6) −0.8 0.3 −1.5, −0.1 0.0301
 MVPA, wear time % 1.7 (1.2, 2.2) 1.4 (0.8, 1.9) −0.3 0.2 −0.8, 0.2
 Sqrt MVPA, wear time % 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) 0.9 (0.7, 1.1) −0.3 0.1 −0.5, −0.1 0.0062
Weekend
 Steps/day 5839 (5046, 6632) 4100 (3307, 4893) −1739 424 −2599, −879 0.0002
 Light PA, min/day 313.7 (285.0, 342.4) 262.1 (233.4, 290.8) −51.6 15.9 −83.9, −19.2 0.0026
 Light PA, wear time % 33.1 (30.1, 36.2) 27.5 (24.4, 30.5) −5.6 1.6 −8.9, −2.3 0.0014
 MVPA, min/day 14.5 (9.6, 19.4) 8.6 (3.8, 13.5) −5.8 2.1 −10.2, −1.5
 Sqrt MVPA, min/day 3.2 (2.5, 3.9) 2.1 (1.5, 2.8) −1.1 0.3 −1.8, −0.4 0.0030
 MVPA, wear time % 1.6 (1.0, 2.1) 0.9 (0.4, 1.4) −0.7 0.2 −1.1, −0.2
 Sqrt MVPA, wear time % 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) 0.7 (0.5, 0.9) −0.4 0.1 −0.6, −0.2 0.0015

Values are expressed as estimated marginal means (EMM), coefficient estimates (β), standard error (SE), and 95% confidence interval (CI).

Bold values indicate significance at p < 0.05.

Abbreviations: PA, physical activity; MVPA, moderate to vigorous physical activity; Sqrt, square root.

a

Model adjusted for accelerometer wear time, except for the models of measures of wear time %.