Amekran Youssra, El Hangouche Abdelkader Jalil
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tangier, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tangier, Morocco.
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Tangier Tetouan Al Hoceima, Tangier, Morocco.
J Educ Health Promot. 2022 Apr 28;11:129. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_1118_21. eCollection 2022.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and resulting restrictions have impacted populations' lifestyles and posed a challenge regarding their behaviors, including physical activity (PA). This study aimed to evaluate PA patterns of university students during the COVID-19 outbreak. We also analyzed the association of participants' characteristics, including their level of anxiety, under the pandemic conditions, with adherence to the world health organization (WHO) recommendations for PA.
This cross-sectional study comprised 717 Moroccan university students recruited during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ V.2) was used to evaluate PA. Data on sociodemographic characteristics and anxiety levels were also collected. Anxiety was assessed using State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis was carried out. The association between participants' characteristics and PA was studied using regression models.
Of all participants, 33.2% did not achieve the recommended levels of PA. The daily median (25-75 percentile) time spent in PA was 34.3 min (12.7-98.6), whereas the median time of sedentariness was 10 h per day (6-14). Multivariate analysis showed that female sex (OR = 0.63; 95% CI: 0.44-0.90; < 0.05) and high level of state anxiety (OR = 0.43; 95% CI: 0.20-0.92; < 0.05) were negatively associated with the achievement of the WHO recommended PA.
The reported PA patterns of university students during the current outbreak should be taken into account and evoke the necessity of encouraging this population to adhere to the recommended PA levels. Targeting state anxiety related to the conditions we are facing may have a promising effect on the promotion of PA.
冠状病毒病（COVID-19）及其导致的限制措施影响了人们的生活方式，并对其行为，包括体育活动（PA）构成了挑战。本研究旨在评估COVID-19疫情期间大学生的体育活动模式。我们还分析了在疫情条件下参与者的特征，包括焦虑水平，与遵守世界卫生组织（WHO）体育活动建议之间的关联。
这项横断面研究包括在COVID-19大流行期间招募的717名摩洛哥大学生。使用全球体育活动问卷（GPAQ V.2）评估体育活动。还收集了社会人口学特征和焦虑水平的数据。使用状态-特质焦虑量表（STAI）评估焦虑。进行了描述性和推断性统计分析。使用回归模型研究参与者特征与体育活动之间的关联。
在所有参与者中，33.2%未达到推荐的体育活动水平。体育活动的每日中位数（第25-75百分位数）时间为34.3分钟（12.7-98.6），而久坐的中位数时间为每天10小时（6-14）。多变量分析表明，女性（OR = 0.63；95% CI：0.44-0.90；P < 0.05）和高水平的状态焦虑（OR = 0.43；95% CI：0.20-0.92；P < 0.05）与达到WHO推荐的体育活动呈负相关。
应考虑当前疫情期间所报告的大学生体育活动模式，并引发鼓励这一人群遵守推荐体育活动水平的必要性。针对与我们所面临状况相关的状态焦虑可能对促进体育活动有显著效果。
