Table 2.
Comparison of five-months changes in children's movement behaviours during the COVID-19 outbreak.
| Total sample |
Girls |
Boys |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2020 (n = 1 021) | Mar 2021 (n = 1 045) | p value | Oct 2020 (n = 616) | Mar 2021 (n = 531) | p value | Oct 2020 (n = 405) | Mar 2021 (n = 514) | p value | |
| Children's movement behaviors, M (SD) | |||||||||
| MVPA ≥ 60 min (days/week) | 4.52 (2.40) | 2.77 (2.67) | <0.0001 | 4.51 (2.40) | 2.95 (2.69) | <0.0001 | 4.54 (2.41) | 2.58 (2.67) | <0.0001 |
| Activities to strengthen muscles and bones (days/week) | 2.59 (2.37) | 2.89 (1.96) | <0.0001 | 2.52 (2.34) | 2.75 (2.05) | 0.08 | 2.70 (2.42) | 3.03 (1.85) | 0.21 |
| Sleep (h/day) | 9.68 (2.26) | 11.28 (2.22) | <0.0001 | 9.76 (2.42) | 11.30 (2.15) | <0.0001 | 9.55 (1.99) | 11.25 (2.28) | <0.0001 |
| Sleep quality | 5.40 (1.99) | 5.39 (1.82) | 0.93 | 5.38 (2.05) | 5.46 (1.85) | 0.51 | 5.43 (1.91) | 5.33 (1.78) | 0.40 |
| ST ≤ 2 h (days/week) | 5.39 (2.19) | 4.95 (1.89) | <0.0001 | 5.26 (2.21) | 4.84 (1.97) | <0.0001 | 5.60 (2.15) | 5.06 (1.80) | <0.0001 |
| Playing outside (h/day) |
2.19 (1.34) |
1.57 (1.03) |
<0.0001 |
2.15 (1.33) |
1.62 (1.11) |
<0.0001 |
2.26 (1.36) |
1.52 (0.93) |
<0.0001 |
| Proportion of children meeting the WHO/Australian/Canadian guidelines (%) | |||||||||
| MVPA | 35.7 | 18.2 | <0.0001 | 32.6 | 19.8 | <0.0001 | 35.1 | 16.5 | <0.0001 |
| ST | 15.2 | 12.8 | <0.0001 | 16.6 | 14.3 | 0.001 | 13.1 | 11.3 | <0.0001 |
| Sleep | 56.9 | 26.8 | <0.0001 | 55.6 | 24.3 | <0.0001 | 58.8 | 29.4 | <0.0001 |
| 24-h combined |
3.4 |
1.8 |
<0.0001 |
3.57 |
2.1 |
<0.0001 |
2.47 |
1.6 |
<0.0001 |
| Five-months changes in children's movement behaviours during COVID-19 outbreak, M (SD) | |||||||||
| PA or sport outside | 2.16 (1.27) | 1.76 (1.16) | <0.0001 | 2.19 (1.22) | 1.75 (1.12) | <0.0001 | 2.11 (1.34) | 1.78 (1.20) | <0.0001 |
| PA or sport inside | 2.78 (1.26) | 2.61 (1.06) | <0.0001 | 2.85 (1.26) | 2.54 (1.07) | <0.0001 | 2.68 (1.23) | 2.68 (1.04) | <0.0001 |
| Watches TV or sedentary VG | 3.28 (1.23) | 4.10 (1.26) | <0.0001 | 3.49 (1.26) | 4.03 (1.30) | <0.0001 | 2.72 (1.18) | 4.18 (1.22) | <0.0001 |
| Uses social media | 3.54 (1.87) | 3.76 (1.31) | <0.0001 | 4.08 (1.85) | 3.73 (1.34) | <0.0001 | 2.60 (1.90) | 3.80 (1.27) | <0.0001 |
| Sleep quantity | 3.15 (0.94) | 3.86 (1.10) | <0.0001 | 3.17 (0.96) | 3.79 (1.15) | <0.0001 | 3.12 (0.91) | 3.93 (1.04) | <0.0001 |
| Sleep quality | 3.06 (0.95) | 2.80 (0.93) | <0.0001 | 3.07 (0.96) | 2.84 (0.97) | <0.0001 | 3.04 (0.93) | 2.77 (0.89) | <0.0001 |
| Overall healthy movement behaviours | 2.78 (1.03) | 2.90 (0.83) | 0.01 | 2.83 (1.02) | 2.91 (0.89) | 0.14 | 2.71 (1.04) | 2.88 (0.77) | 0.01 |
n = number, p = probability, MVPA = Moderate-to Vigorous-Intensity Physical Activity, ST = Screen Time, 24-h = 24-hour, WHO = World Health Organization, COVID-19 = SARS-CoV-2, M = Mean, SD = Standard Deviation, PA = Physical Activity, TV = Television, VG = Video games.