Table 2.
Average daily step counts divided by gender, location, and gender × location in three different levels of social distancing (Mean ± SD).
| Variable | Pre-COVID-19 (n = 576) |
during COVID-19 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 (n = 597) | Level 2 (n = 587) | Level 2.5 (n = 587) | ||||
| Overall | 6747.09 ± 1987.55 | 6208.77 ± 2320.85 *** | 5616.35 ± 2181.45 *** | 5611.19 ± 2702.18 *** | ||
| Gender | Male | 7002.45 ± 1992.47 | 6545.95 ± 2379.93 | 5892.16 ± 2199.26 | 5659.44 ± 2553.51 | |
| Female | 6500.44 ± 1944.64 | 5877.19 ± 2215.57 | 5347.04 ± 2133.38 | 5564.39 ± 2842.47 | ||
| Location | Urban | 6986.71 ± 1926.39 | 6236.50 ± 2269.87 | 5462.51 ± 1973.94 | 5474.28 ± 2706.81 | |
| Suburban | 6778.90 ± 1933.82 | 6241.32 ± 2120.55 | 5786.31 ± 2121.34 | 5497.52 ± 2552.63 | ||
| Rural | 6380.80 ± 2162.28 | 6037.84 ± 2740.61 | 5358.23 ± 2471.12 | 5966.95 ± 2858.90 | ||
| Gender × Location | Urban | Male | 7280.85 ± 1659.71 | 6639.77 ± 2099.91 | 5790.21 ± 1936.97 | 5701.71 ± 2442.82 |
| Female | 6791.79 ± 2071.11 | 5963.01 ± 2350.71 | 5251.58 ± 1979.71 | 5325.27 ± 2870.63 | ||
| Suburban | Male | 7000.71 ± 2000.49 | 6395.19 ± 2162.82 | 5875.33 ± 2134.69 | 5488.27 ± 2361.61 | |
| Female | 6495.83 ± 1813.43 | 6043.16 ± 2055.61 | 5671.76 ± 2106.34 | 5509.27 ± 2785.26 | ||
| Rural | Male | 6738.55 ± 2300.28 | 6921.85 ± 3215.30 | 6063.09 ± 2681.75 | 6167.73 ± 3186.09 | |
| Female | 6100.82 ± 2020.65 | 5309.84 ± 2027.60 | 4769.10 ± 2126.18 | 5799.15 ± 2566.35 | ||
SD: standard deviation; *** p < 0.001; Urban: includes a capital and metropolis city in South Korea, Suburban: includes a nearby city that surrounds the capital city, Rural: includes the rest of the cities except urban and suburban; Level 1: There are less than 50 daily confirmed cases within the community, and gatherings, meetings, events, and the use of facilities by large numbers of people (both public and private) are permitted, Level 2: There are 50–100 daily confirmed cases for two weeks and gatherings, meetings, and events reduced and facilities used by many people (both public and private) shut down, Level 2.5: There are at least 100–200 confirmed daily cases during the past two weeks and gatherings, meetings, and events with 50 persons or more if indoors, and 100 persons or more if outdoors, are prohibited, in particular, stores are permitted to open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.