Walter Christopher S, Willis Don E, Andersen Jennifer A, Bogulski Cari A, Li Ji, Cortez Kimberly H, Selig James P, McElfish Pearl A, Felix Holly C
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1125 N. College Ave, Fayetteville, AR, 72703, USA.
College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest, Springdale, AR, 72762, USA.
J Prev (2022). 2025 Jan 11. doi: 10.1007/s10935-025-00824-3.
The COVID-19 pandemic led to significant shifts in societal norms and individual behaviors, including changes in physical activity levels. This study examines the relationship between socioeconomic and sociodemographic factors and changes in physical activity levels during the pandemic compared to pre-pandemic levels among adult Arkansans. Survey data were collected from 1,205 adult Arkansans in July and August 2020, capturing socioeconomic and sociodemographic characteristics and information on physical activity changes since the onset of the pandemic. Descriptive statistics and multinomial logistic regression analyses were conducted to assess the relative risk of reporting increased or decreased physical activity compared to unchanged levels. Age (RRR =0.98, RRR =0.98), marital status (RRR =0.66), COVID-19-related income loss (RRR =0.61), and receipt of a stimulus check (RRR =0.64) were significantly associated with changes in physical activity levels during the pandemic. Older individuals, married individuals, those without COVID-19-related income loss, and recipients of stimulus checks were less likely to report decreased physical activity levels. No significant association was found between race/ethnicity and physical activity changes. This study highlights the influence of socioeconomic and sociodemographic factors on physical activity behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. These findings underscore the importance of considering socioeconomic and sociodemographic factors in public health interventions to promote physical activity and mitigate health disparities beyond the pandemic.
新冠疫情导致社会规范和个人行为发生了重大转变，包括身体活动水平的变化。本研究调查了阿肯色州成年人在疫情期间社会经济和社会人口因素与身体活动水平变化之间的关系，并与疫情前的水平进行比较。2020年7月和8月收集了1205名阿肯色州成年居民的调查数据，记录了社会经济和社会人口特征以及自疫情爆发以来身体活动变化的信息。进行了描述性统计和多项逻辑回归分析，以评估报告身体活动增加或减少与无变化相比的相对风险。年龄（相对风险比=0.98）、婚姻状况（相对风险比=0.66）、与新冠疫情相关的收入损失（相对风险比=0.61）以及收到经济刺激支票（相对风险比=0.64）与疫情期间身体活动水平的变化显著相关。年龄较大的人、已婚人士、没有与新冠疫情相关收入损失的人以及收到经济刺激支票的人报告身体活动水平下降的可能性较小。未发现种族/民族与身体活动变化之间存在显著关联。本研究强调了社会经济和社会人口因素在新冠疫情期间对身体活动行为的影响。这些发现强调了在公共卫生干预措施中考虑社会经济和社会人口因素对于促进身体活动以及减轻疫情之外的健康差距的重要性。
