Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics: Changes in PA, recreational walking, and use of recreational facilities of participants living in more and less disadvantaged areas before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (n = 720).
| Before |
During |
Δ Change* (During-Before) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 (T1) |
COVID-19 (T2) |
||
| Mean (S.E) | Mean (S.E) | Mean (S.E) | |
| MVPA (min/week) | |||
| Total | 197.89 (10.79) | 153.93 (10.32) | −43.96** (14.93) |
| HD (>50% ADI) | 195.77 (14.95) | 143.66 (13.59) | −52.11* (20.21) |
| LD (≤50% ADI) | 199.95 (15.57) | 163.77 (15.45) | −36.18 (21.94) |
| HD– LD | −4.17 (21.13) | −20.11 (21.13) | |
| Recreation walking (min/week) | |||
| Total | 122.68 (6.08) | 103.34 (6) | −19.34* (8.55) |
| HD (>50% ADI) | 121.35 (8.37) | 89.39 (8.29) | −31.96** (11.78) |
| LD (≤50% ADI) | 123.94 (8.82) | 116.51 (8.61) | −7.43 (12.33) |
| HD– LD | −2.59 (12.07) | −27.12* (12.08) | |
| Neighborhood streets | |||
| Total | 3.16 (0.27) | 2.81 (0.3) | −0.36 (0.41) |
| HD (>50% ADI) | 2.78 (0.26) | 1.88 (0.18) | −0.91** (0.32) |
| LD (≤50% ADI) | 3.53 (0.47) | 3.71 (0.57) | 0.18 (0.74) |
| HD– LD | −0.75 (0.57) | −1.84** (0.58) | |
| Parks | |||
| Total | 1.59 (0.1) | 0.96 (0.08) | −0.63** (0.13) |
| HD (>50% ADI) | 1.65 (0.12) | 0.97 (0.13) | −0.68** (0.18) |
| LD (≤50% ADI) | 1.54 (0.16) | 0.95 (0.11) | −0.59** (0.19) |
| HD– LD | 0.12 (0.18) | 0.03 (0.19) | |
| Natural green spaces | |||
| Total | 0.56 (0.07) | 0.31 (0.05) | −0.25** (0.09) |
| HD (>50% ADI) | 0.65 (0.08) | 0.25 (0.05) | −0.4** (0.1) |
| LD (≤50% ADI) | 0.48 (0.1) | 0.38 (0.1) | −0.1 (0.14) |
| HD– LD | 0.17 (0.12) | −0.13 (0.12) | |
| Gyms or fitness | |||
| Total | 0.97 (0.09) | 0.34 (0.11) | −0.62** (0.14) |
| HD (>50% ADI) | 0.87 (0.1) | 0.27 (0.06) | −0.61** (0.12) |
| LD (≤50% ADI) | 1.06 (0.14) | 0.42 (0.2) | −0.63* (0.25) |
| HD– LD | −0.18 (0.2) | −0.16 (0.2) | |
| Shopping centers | |||
| Total | 1.27 (0.13) | 0.35 (0.06) | −0.92** (0.14) |
| HD (>50% ADI) | 1.19 (0.14) | 0.38 (0.08) | −0.81** (0.16) |
| LD (≤50% ADI) | 1.35 (0.22) | 0.32 (0.08) | −1.03** (0.23) |
| HD– LD | −0.16 (0.2) | 0.07 (0.2) | |
| Home equipment | |||
| Total | 1.35 (0.12) | 1.83 (0.25) | 0.47 (0.27) |
| HD (>50% ADI) | 1.53 (0.18) | 2.13 (0.44) | 0.6 (0.47) |
| LD (≤50% ADI) | 1.17 (0.15) | 1.52 (0.22) | 0.34 (0.26) |
| HD– LD | 0.36 (0.38) | 0.62 (0.39) | |
Note: *: Post mean-Pre mean; T-test and * p < 0.05, **p < 0.01; HD: those living in high disadvantaged areas and LD: those living in low disadvantaged areas.