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. 2022 Jan 21;22:147. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-12560-y

Table 2.

Physical activity levels in MET-min/week before and during the COVID-19 lockdown

PA before lockdown PA during lockdown PA before lockdown PA during lockdown Absolute differencea P-value
Median [IQR] Median [IQR] Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD
Total PA 2928 [1440-4920] 2460 [996-4602] 3775 ± 3501 3382 ± 3437 393 ± 2735 <0.001
Leisure time PA 2082 [912-3516] 1826 [588-3486] 2568 ± 2365 2431 ± 2492 136 ± 1942 <0.001
Transportation PA 0 [0-340] 0 [0-0] 330 ± 739 198 ± 731 133 ± 785 <0.001
Occupation PA 0 [0-0] 0 [0-0] 583 ± 2118 446 ± 1894 137 ± 1469 <0.001
Household PA 0 [0-387] 0 [0-387] 295 ± 591 307 ± 620 12 ± 550 0.353

aAbsolute difference between PA during lockdown – PA before lockdown. P-values represent Wilcoxon signed rank test