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. 2020 Oct 2;10(6):e12416. doi: 10.1111/cob.12416

TABLE 3.

Changes in activity patterns among participating youths before and during COVID‐19 lockdown

Variable Percentage
High school students Undergraduate students Graduate students All
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Grand total (n = 10 082)
(n = 678) (n = 2146) (n = 2824) (n = 2106) (n = 4918) (n = 7024) (n = 68) (n = 166) (n = 234)
Physical activity
Active transport for commuting/errands
Increased 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.8 1.7 2.0
Constant 81.0 76.4 77.4 70.3 61.5 64.2 50.0 41.6 44.0 67.4
Decreased 16.8 21.3 20.3 27.7 36.6 33.9 48.5 56.6 54.3 30.6
Housework activity
Increased 6.9 12.0 10.8 8.5 15.5 13.4 16.2 22.3 20.5 12.8
Constant 62.1 46.3 50.1 61.4 45.3 50.1 64.7 46.4 51.7 50.2
Decreased 31.0 41.7 39.1 30.1 39.2 36.5 19.1 31.3 27.8 37.0
Moderate to vigorous physical activity
Increased 2.4 3.8 3.5 2.0 4.1 3.5 1.5 7.8 6.0 3.5
Constant 79.5 80.7 80.4 77.7 77.9 77.8 79.4 74.1 75.6 78.5
Decreased 18.1 15.5 16.1 20.3 18.0 18.7 19.1 18.1 18.4 18.0
Walking for leisure
Increased 1.4 2.1 1.9 1.6 2.1 1.9 2.9 4.2 3.8 2.0
Constant 83.9 78.6 79.9 76.0 67.4 70.0 64.7 59.0 60.7 72.5
Decreased 14.7 19.3 18.2 22.4 30.5 28.1 32.4 36.7 35.5 25.5
Sedentary time
During workdays
Increased 31.7 37.9 36.4 37.8 48.7 45.4 36.4 33.9 34.6 42.7
Constant 44.0 36.8 38.6 41.5 32.3 35.1 40.9 30.3 33.3 36.0
Decreased 24.3 25.3 25.0 20.7 19.0 19.5 19.7 35.8 32.1 21.3
During weekends
Increased 29.5 39.8 37.4 37.6 47.8 44.7 39.4 44.5 43.1 42.6
Constant 47.4 38.4 40.5 42.1 33.9 36.3 40.9 26.2 30.4 37.4
Decreased 23.1 21.8 22.1 20.3 18.3 19.0 22.7 29.3 26.5 20.0
Sleeping time
During workdays
Increased 25.1 29.7 28.6 30.4 39.7 36.9 50.0 57.0 55.0 35.0
Constant 53.5 48.7 49.9 49.3 41.8 44.1 36.4 30.3 32.0 45.4
Decreased 21.4 21.6 21.5 20.3 18.5 19.0 13.6 12.7 13.0 19.6
During weekends
Increased 25.0 27.1 26.6 25.9 31.1 29.6 39.4 40.6 40.3 29.0
Constant 54.3 52.1 52.6 52.7 48.6 49.8 43.9 44.9 44.6 50.5
Decreased 20.7 20.8 20.8 21.4 20.3 20.6 16.7 14.5 15.1 20.5
Screen time
Increased 22.9 32.2 29.9 30.4 41.8 38.4 36.8 36.1 36.3 36.0
Constant 69.0 59.5 61.8 62.9 52.2 55.4 51.5 50.6 50.9 57.0
Decreased 8.1 8.3 8.3 6.7 6.0 6.2 11.7 13.3 12.8 7.0