Table 3.
Habitual physical activity before and during the COVID‑19 lockdown in Germany (MoMo study)
| Playing outside (minutes per day) |
Walking and cycling (minutes per day) |
Gardening (minutes per day) |
Housework (minutes per day) |
Total amount of habitual activity (minutes per day) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Pre (M) |
Peri (M) |
Pre (M) |
Peri (M) |
Pre (M) |
Peri (M) |
Pre (M) |
Peri (M) |
Pre (M ± s) |
Peri (M ± s) |
Peri–pre (diff. (95% CI)) |
|
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 686 | 55.6 | 73.2** | 39.1 | 40.3 n. s. | 8.5 | 16.3* | 7.0 | 10.4* | 109.1 ± 75.9 | 138.8 ± 109.5 | +29.7 (21.9, 38.0)** |
| Female | 701 | 43.6 | 58.9** | 36.3 | 41.4 n. s. | 5.0 | 12.1* | 10.0 | 15.5** | 93.7 ± 68.8 | 126.7 ± 100.0 | +33.0 (26.3, 39.6)** |
| Community size | ||||||||||||
| <5000 | 278 | 52.7 | 69.4** | 36.5 | 42.4** | 11.9 | 21.8** | 9.4 | 13.4** | 108.6 ± 74.0 | 145.3 ± 113.2 | +36.6 (25.2, 48.1)** |
| 5000–<20,000 | 381 | 45.3 | 66.8** | 37.1 | 41.4* | 6.9 | 15.6** | 10.3 | 13.2* | 99.0 ± 74.0 | 136.7 ± 104.8 | +37.7 (27.6, 47.8)** |
| 20.000–<100,000 | 377 | 51.3 | 71.9** | 37.3 | 39.8 n. s. | 5.5 | 10.8** | 7.3 | 13.2** | 99.8 ± 70.4 | 133.0 ± 104.6 | +33.2 (24.2, 42.3)** |
| 100,000+ | 311 | 50.2 | 55.0 n. s. | 40.0 | 40.1 n. s. | 3.4 | 9.6** | 7.0 | 12.0** | 99.6 ± 73.0 | 115.9 ± 95.6 | +16.4 (5.9, 26.8),** |
| Housing situation | ||||||||||||
| Multifamily home 6+ parties | 146 | 52.9 | 50.8 n. s. | 40.1 | 37.7 n. s. | 3.7 | 10.0* | 11.7 | 16.6 | 107.9 ± 88.9 | 115.1 ± 103.8 | +7.2 (−8.3, 22.7) n. s. |
| Multifamily home | 186 | 49.6 | 61.5* | 37.4 | 45.4* | 7.0 | 16.4** | 9.2 | 14.3* | 102.1 ± 83.0 | 134.1 ± 123.6 | +32.0 (16.0, 48.0)** |
| Semi-detached house | 274 | 44.4 | 62.4** | 36.8 | 39.2 n. s. | 4.8 | 8.0** | 7.8 | 10.8* | 92.8 ± 58.0 | 118.7 ± 93.1 | +25.9 (15.7, 36.1)** |
| Detached house | 739 | 50.6 | 71.5** | 37.5 | 40.9** | 8.0 | 16.66** | 8.0 | 12.5** | 102.5 ± 70.4 | 140.4 ± 103.0 | +37.9 (31.1, 44.7)** |
| No garden/yard | 260 | 50.7 | 47.2** | 37.1 | 41.0 n. s. | 3.4 | 10.2** | 11.4 | 17.6** | 104.6 ± 91.3 | 113.2 ± 112.6 | +8.6 (−4.6, 21.9) n. s. |
| Garden/yard | 1127 | 49.4 | 70.4** | 40.2 | 40.3 n. s. | 7.5 | 15.1** | 7.9 | 11.9** | 100.6 ± 67.9 | 137.1 ± 102.6 | +36.5 (31.1, 42.0)** |
| All participants | ||||||||||||
| ∑ | 1387 | 49.6 | 66.1** | 37.7 | 40.9 n. s. | 6.7 | 14.2** | 8.5 | 13.0** | 101.3 ± 72.8 | 132.7 ± 104.9 | +31.3 (26.2, 36.4)** |
n. s nonsignificant, m male, f female, Ø mean of males and females, M mean, s standard deviation, 95% CI 95% confidence intervals
*/** Significant difference (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01)