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. 2021 Feb 11;21(4):364–369. doi: 10.1111/ggi.14140

Table 2.

Associations of perceived declining physical fitness and brain function during the COVID‐19 state of emergency with lifestyle before or during the COVID‐19 state of emergency

Perceived declining physical fitness during the COVID‐19 state of emergency Perceived declining cognitive fitness during the COVID‐19 state of emergency
Crude Adjusted Crude Model 2
Independent variables OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P
Participation in the community‐based self‐management exercise class before the COVID‐19 pandemic 1.60 (1.07–2.38) 0.021 1.45 (0.88–2.40) 0.150 1.62 (1.08–2.43) 0.019 1.41 (0.85–2.33) 0.187
Exercise habits during the COVID‐19 state of emergency 0.54 (0.39–0.73) <0.001 0.59 (0.40–0.86) 0.007 0.83 (0.60–1.14) 0.251 1.07 (0.72–1.59) 0.728
Disruption to the rhythm of life during the COVID‐19 state of emergency 4.00 (2.54–6.29) <0.001 3.42 (2.03–5.76) <0.001 2.66 (1.75–4.05) <0.001 2.12 (1.29–3.49) 0.003

Adjusted for age, sex, living alone, medical history (hypertension, heart disease and diabetes mellitus), polypharmacy (≥5 drugs), depressive symptoms (Geriatric Depression Scale ≥2), participation in the community‐based self‐management exercise class before the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic, exercise habits during the COVID‐19 state of emergency and disruption to the rhythm of life during the COVID‐19 state of emergency.