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Moura SS, Menezes-Júnior LAA, Rocha AMS, Lourenção LG, Carraro JCC, Machado-Coelho GLL, Meireles AL. COVID-Inconfidentes: how did COVID-19 and work from home influence the prevalence of leisure-time physical inactivity? An analysis of before and during the pandemic. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:1758. [PMID: 36114535 PMCID: PMC9482310 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-14145-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has brought drastic changes to the lives of the global population. The restrictions imposed by government agencies impacted the daily lives of citizens, influencing several health behaviors, such as physical activity (PA). Thus, the present study aimed to assess the prevalence of physical inactivity (PI) and its associated factors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS A population-based household seroepidemiological survey was conducted in two Brazilian municipalities located in the state of Minas Gerais, in which 1750 volunteers were interviewed between October and December 2020. Face-to-face interviews were conducted using a structured questionnaire in an electronic format. The moments considered for the PI analysis were M0 (before the pandemic), M1 (from March to July 2020), and M2 (from October to December 2020). Descriptive statistics and univariate and multivariate logistic regression were used to examine the factors associated with PI before (M0) and during the pandemic (M1 and M2). RESULTS The prevalence of PI was higher in the first months of the pandemic (M1) (67.3%; 95% confidence interval (CI): 62.4-71.9) than in the months from October to December 2020 (M2) (58.7%; 95% CI: 52.8-64.3); however, at both times (M1 and M2), PI was more prevalent than in the period before the pandemic started (M0) (39.7%; 95% CI: 35.6-43.8). Individuals who were overweight, obese, and had low educational levels were more likely to be physically inactive. At both M1 and M2, individuals who worked at a work from home were less likely to have PI. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic negatively influenced PA, substantially increasing the prevalence of PI. The determinants associated with PI were education, body mass index, and work from home.
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Affiliation(s)
- Samara Silva Moura
- Nutrition School, Post-Graduate Program in Health and Nutrition, Federal University of Ouro, Preto, Diogo de Vasconcelos 122, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- Epidemiology Laboratory, Medical School, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
| | - Luiz Antônio Alves Menezes-Júnior
- Nutrition School, Post-Graduate Program in Health and Nutrition, Federal University of Ouro, Preto, Diogo de Vasconcelos 122, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Epidemiology Laboratory, Medical School, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
| | - Ana Maria Sampaio Rocha
- Epidemiology Laboratory, Medical School, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
| | - Luciano Garcia Lourenção
- Epidemiology Laboratory, Medical School, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
| | - Júlia Cristina Cardoso Carraro
- Nutrition School, Post-Graduate Program in Health and Nutrition, Federal University of Ouro, Preto, Diogo de Vasconcelos 122, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
| | - George Luiz Lins Machado-Coelho
- Nutrition School, Post-Graduate Program in Health and Nutrition, Federal University of Ouro, Preto, Diogo de Vasconcelos 122, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Epidemiology Laboratory, Medical School, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
| | - Adriana Lúcia Meireles
- Nutrition School, Post-Graduate Program in Health and Nutrition, Federal University of Ouro, Preto, Diogo de Vasconcelos 122, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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