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ArticleBMJ open2024

Changes in physical activity among Canadian adults more than 6 months into the COVID-19 pandemic: a secondary analysis of the INTERACT cohort study.

Shelby Sturrock, Dionne Gesink, Meghan Winters, Yan Kestens, Kevin Stanley, Rahim Moineddin, Sarah Woodruff, Daniel Fuller

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Shelby SturrockDalla Lana School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada shelby.sturrock@mail.utoronto.ca.ORCID 0000-0003-4795-3258
Dionne GesinkDalla Lana School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Meghan WintersFaculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9932-0255
Yan KestensSchool of Public Health, University of Montreal, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
Kevin StanleyDepartment of Computer Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Rahim MoineddinDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5506-084X
Sarah WoodruffDepartment of Kinesiology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Daniel FullerDepartment of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2015-2955

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Abstract

objectiveTo estimate the effect of (a) the COVID-19 pandemic and (b) COVID-19 restriction stringency on daily minutes of device-measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA).

designPhysical activity data were collected from the INTerventions, Equity, Research and Action in Cities Team (INTERACT) cohorts in Montreal, Saskatoon and Vancouver before (May 2018 to February 2019, 'phase 1') and during the pandemic (October 2020 to February 2021, 'phase 2'). We estimated the effect of the two exposures by comparing daily MVPA measured (a) before vs during the pandemic (phase 1 vs phase 2) and (b) at different levels of COVID-19 restriction stringency during phase 2. Separate mixed effects negative binomial regression models were used to estimate the association between each exposure and daily MVPA, with and without controlling for confounders. Analyses were conducted on person-days with at least 600 min of wear time. Effect modification by gender, age, income, employment status, education, children in the home and city was assessed via stratification.

settingMontreal (Quebec), Saskatoon (Saskatchewan) and Vancouver (British Columbia), Canada.

main outcome measureDaily minutes of MVPA, as measured using SenseDoc, a research-grade accelerometer device.

resultsDaily minutes of MVPA were 21% lower in phase 2 (October 2020 to February 2021) compared with phase 1 (May 2018 to February 2019), controlling for gender, age, employment status, household income, education, city, weather and wear time (rate ratio=0.79, 95% CI 0.69, 0.92). This did not appear to be driven by changes in the sample or timing of data collection between phases. The results suggested effect modification by employment, household income and education. Restriction stringency was not associated with daily MVPA between October 2020 and February 2021 (adjusted rate ratio=0.99, 95% CI 0.96, 1.03).

conclusionsBetween October 2020 and February 2021, daily minutes of MVPA were significantly lower than 2 years prior, but were not associated with daily COVID-19 restriction stringency.

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COVID-19ExerciseSARS-CoV-2AccelerometryAdultAgedCanadaCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsYoung Adultbehaviorepidemiologypublic health

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PMCPMC11418477

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