Physical Activity Levels and Related Energy Expenditure during COVID-19 Quarantine among the Sicilian Active Population: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey Study
Physical Activity Levels and Related Energy Expenditure during COVID-19 Quarantine among the Sicilian Active Population: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey Study
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DOI：
10.3390/su12114356
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发表时间：
2020-06-01
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3.9
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Battaglia, Giuseppe
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作者：
Giustino, Valerio;Parroco, Anna Maria;Battaglia, Giuseppe
背景资料：在2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行期间，意大利政府采取了遏制措施以控制病毒的传播，包括限制体力活动（PA）。这项研究的目的是估计在COVID-19隔离之前和隔离的最后七天期间，西西里岛体力活动人群中PA的水平，以能量消耗（MET-分钟/周）表示。此外，该参数与特定的人口统计学和人体测量学变量之间的关系进行了分析。研究方法：研究纳入了802名西西里岛体力活动参与者（平均年龄：32.27 ± 12.81岁; BMI：23.44 ± 3.33 kg/m2），并根据性别、年龄和BMI进行分组。通过在线调查向参与者提供了国际体育活动量表简表（IPAQ-SF）的改编版。使用Wilcoxon符号秩检验和Kruskal-Wallis秩和检验进行统计分析。结果：正如预期，我们观察到COVID-19隔离期间每周总能量消耗显著下降（p <0. 001）。在检疫前条件下（p = 0.046）以及检疫前和检疫期间（p = 0.009），雄性和雌性的MET-min/wk存在显著差异。男性组降低PA水平的作用大于女性组。此外，MET-min/wk在BMI（p < 0.001，检疫期间）和年龄（p <0.001，检疫前和检疫期间）的组分布之间存在显著差异。特别是，最高和最低水平的PA分别报告的年轻人和老年人，无论是在隔离前和隔离期间。最后，超重组在隔离期间PA水平最低。结论：根据我们的结果，我们可以确定目前的隔离对PA的实践产生了负面影响，对男性和超重受试者的影响更大。就不同年龄段而言，年轻人、年轻人和成年人受到的影响大于老年人和老年人。
Background: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Italian government has adopted containment measures to control the virus's spread, including limitations to the practice of physical activity (PA). The aim of this study was to estimate the levels of PA, expressed as energy expenditure (MET-minute/week), among the physically active Sicilian population before and during the last seven days of the COVID-19 quarantine. Furthermore, the relation between this parameter and specific demographic and anthropometric variables was analyzed. Methods: 802 Sicilian physically active participants (mean age: 32.27 +/- 12.81 years; BMI: 23.44 +/- 3.33 kg/m(2)) were included in the study and grouped based on gender, age and BMI. An adapted version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-short form (IPAQ-SF) was administered to the participants through an online survey. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test and the Kruskal-Wallis rank-sum test were used for statistical analyses. Results: As expected, we observed a significant decrease of the total weekly energy expenditure during the COVID-19 quarantine (p < 0.001). A significant variation in the MET-min/wk in the before quarantine condition (p = 0.046) and in the difference between before and during quarantine (p = 0.009) was found for males and females. The male group decreased the PA level more than the female one. Moreover, a significant difference in the MET-min/wk was found among groups distributions of BMI (p < 0.001, during quarantine) and of age (p < 0.001, both before and during quarantine). In particular, the highest and the lowest levels of PA were reported by the young and the elderly, respectively, both before and during quarantine. Finally, the overweight group showed the lowest level of PA during quarantine. Conclusion: Based on our outcomes, we can determine that the current quarantine has negatively affected the practice of PA, with greater impacts among males and overweight subjects. In regards to different age groups, the young, young adults and adults were more affected than senior adults and the elderly.