Table 1.
Differences between the compared periods.
| Variables | Before COVID-19 Pandemic | During COVID-19 Pandemic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M ± SD | Percentage of Participants (%) | M ± SD | Percentage of Participants (%) | |
| Vigorous PA (8MET·minutes·days per week) | 579.3 ± 1737.5 | 567.1 ± 1763.3 *** | ||
| Moderate PA (4MET·minutes·days per week) | 829.9 ± 2508.8 | 614.3 ± 1040.0 *** | ||
| Walking (3.3MET·minutes·days per week) | 682.3 ± 1008.9 | 676.1 ± 1127.9 *** | ||
| Following WHO standards for PA | 70.0 | 62.3 *** | ||
| Computer use time (hours/day) | 8.1 ± 5.2 | 11.4 ± 4.6 *** | ||
| Breaks less than once per hour | 33.8 | 39.2 *** | ||
| Section A (chair) (points) | N/S | 3.2 ± 1.5 | ||
| Section B (monitor + phone) (points) | N/S | 2.3 ± 0.9 | ||
| Section C (keyboard + mouse) (points) | N/S | 2.4 ± 1.3 | ||
| Section D (monitor +additional equipment) (points) | N/S | 2.8 ± 1.2 | ||
| ROSA (final score) (points) | N/S | 3.6 ± 1.5 | ||
| No MSD symptoms | 31.8 | 25.4 *** | ||
| Intensity of MSD complaints (points) | 2.8 ± 2.4 | 3.5 ± 2.8 *** | ||
| Stress (moderate or higher) | 82.0 | 81.8 | ||
| Severity of headache (points) | 3.1 ± 2.6 | 3.8 ± 4.2 *** | ||
| Headache (yes) | 71.4 | 78.0 *** | ||
| Onset of sleep after midnight (weekdays) | 44.5 | 53.7 *** | ||
| Onset of sleep after midnight (weekend) | 72.3 | 73.8 | ||
| Sleep duration on study days (hours) | 6.7 ± 1.2 | 7.0 ± 1.5 | ||
| Sleep duration on non-study days (hours) | 8.7 ± 1.6 | 8.8 ± 1.7 | ||
M—mean; SD—standard deviation; PA—physical activity; N/S—not stated; *** p < 0.001.