Key result
The prevalence of self-reported leisure-time physical inactivity among US adults decreased by 0.7 percentage points (95% CI: -1.2 to -0.3), from 24.5% in 2018 to 23.8% in 2020.
Why the study?
The COVID-19 pandemic may have disrupted work-life patterns and access to places to be physically active, potentially impacting physical inactivity.
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Small inactivity decline during early pandemic is hypothesis-generating; prospective studies needed to confirm durability and causality.
The COVID-19 pandemic may have disrupted people's work-life patterns and access to places to be physically active. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data were analyzed to assess changes in self-reported leisure-time physical inactivity. The results showed that prevalence of inactivity among US adults decreased 0.7 percentage points (95% CI: -1.2 to -0.3), from 24.5% in 2018 to 23.8% in 2020, and the greatest decreases were observed among rural-dwelling women, rural-dwelling men, and non-Hispanic White women. These findings highlight a need to understand and address factors that lead to differential changes in leisure-time physical inactivity across subpopulations during public health emergencies.
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Dyke et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Physical inactivity. COVID-19 pandemic (Year 2020) vs. Year 2018 was evaluated on Self-reported leisure-time physical inactivity (0.7 percentage point decrease, 95% CI -1.2 to -0.3). The prevalence of self-reported leisure-time physical inactivity among US adults decreased by 0.7 percentage points (95% CI: -1.2 to -0.3), from 24.5% in 2018 to 23.8% in 2020.
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