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. 2020 Dec 23;38(4):495–506. doi: 10.5114/biolsport.2021.101605

TABLE 3.

Responses to the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire recorded before and during home confinement.

Parameters Means ± SD
Δ (Δ%) T (Wilcoxon) Z P-value ES
Before During
Vigorous intensity Days/week 2.33 ± 2.11 1.86 ± 2.13 -0.47 (20%) 1220828 17.03 < 0.001 0.240
min/week 49 ± 58.3 35.8 ± 52.1 -13.2 (26.9%) 494879 23.87 < 0.001 0.336
MET values 1445 ± 2464 993 ± 2059 -453 (31.3%) 1226820 20.74 < 0.001 0.292

Moderate intensity Days/week 2.28 ± 2.14 1.74 ± 2.08 -0.54 (23.7%) 935708 19.56 < 0.001 0.275
min/week 41.8 ± 49.3 30.9 ± 43.9 -10.9 (26.1%) 436869 21.89 < 0.001 0.308
MET values 574 ± 967 397 ± 845 -177 (30.9%) 1012786 20.53 < 0.001 0.289

Walking Days/week 3.8 ± 2.52 2.66 ± 2.54 -1.14 (30%) 981277 28.69 < 0.001 0.403
min/week 42.2 ± 46.7 31.8 ± 39.6 -10.4 (24.7%) 987734 19.69 < 0.001 0.277
MET values 657 ± 933 429 ± 724 -228 (34.8%) 1578357 22.95 < 0.001 0.323

All physical activity Days/week 5.51 ± 2.23 4.38 ± 2.75 -1.13 (20.5%) 550235 29.64 < 0.001 0.417
min/week 133 ± 113.4 98.5 ± 102.3 -34.5 (26%) 1280759 29.83 < 0.001 0.420
MET values 2677 ± 3416 1818 ± 2883 -858 (32.1%) 2242350 27.34 < 0.001 0.385

Sitting Hours/day 5.4 ± 3.16 7.37 ± 3.9 +1.97 (-36.5%) 364959 41.95 < 0.001 0.590

SD: Standard difference; Δ%: % change from before to during confinement period; ES: effect size; MET: Metabolic equivalent of task