Physical Activity Prevalence and Sex-Associated Factors Among University Students During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Tatiana Luz, Leonardo G O Luz, Bruno Giudicelli, Geraldo Neto, Liliana Baptista, Raul Martins

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Perceived physical activity barriers as predictors of nomophobia levels in sports science students.Frontiers in public health · 2026
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Tatiana LuzFaculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, 3040-248 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-7508-9252

Leonardo G O LuzLACAPS, Federal University of Alagoas, Arapiraca CEP 57309-005, Alagoas, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1436-1125

Bruno GiudicelliLACAPS, Federal University of Alagoas, Arapiraca CEP 57309-005, Alagoas, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1871-2087

Geraldo NetoInternational Clinical Research Centre (ICRC), St Anne's University Hospital Brno (FNUSA), 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-6201-2080

Liliana BaptistaFaculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, 3040-248 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3534-1839

Raul MartinsFaculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, 3040-248 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-1194-4560

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The study investigated the prevalence of students meeting moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) recommendations and factors associated with MVPA during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 4059 university students (2200 females [F]) during the lockdown using an electronic form. PA was assessed using the short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF). Independent variables included sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge to perform PA, pre-pandemic PA, sedentary behavior (SB), and health self-reports related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, 56% of students met MVPA recommendations (males [M]: 57.7%, F: 54.3%; χ

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DOI10.3390/sports14020070

PMCPMC12944473

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