Frequency of physical activity and stress levels among Brazilian adults during social distancing due to the coronavirus (COVID-19): cross-sectional study
São Paulo med. j
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139(4): 325-330, Jul.-Aug. 2021. tab
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND:
The COVID-19 pandemic may be having many psychological impacts on people, at both an individual and a community level.OBJECTIVE:
To ascertain the relationship between the weekly frequency of physical activity and levels of stress among Brazilian adults during social distancing due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), and the interaction of sex in this association. DESIGN ANDSETTING:
Cross-sectional study with a descriptive approach conducted at a public university in Curitiba (PR), Brazil.METHODS:
2,000 Brazilian adults (average age 36.4 years; 59.6% women) were recruited according to convenience through digital media. They filled out a questionnaire in electronic format that asked for sociodemographic information, health data, food consumption data, weekly frequency of physical activity and stress levels on the 10-item Kessler psychological distress scale. Descriptive statistics and regression analyses were used to evaluate the data.RESULTS:
Associations were observed for the following correlations male sex * no physical activity (odds ratio (OR) 4.35; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.14-16.67); female sex * physical activity 4 or 5 times a week (OR 7.86; 95% CI 2.28-27.05); female sex * physical activity 3 times a week (OR 7.32; 95% CI 2.09-25.58); female sex * physical activity 1 or 2 times a week (OR 14.57; 95% CI 4.28-49.57); and female sex * no physical activity (OR 24.17; 95% CI 7.21-80.97).CONCLUSION:
The lower the weekly frequency of physical activity during the period of social distancing was, the greater the chances of having stress levels were, especially for women.
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Assunto principal:
Pandemias
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
São Paulo med. j
Assunto da revista:
Cirurgia Geral
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Cincia
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Ginecologia
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Medicina
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Medicina Interna
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Obstetr¡cia
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Pediatria
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Sa£de Mental
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Sa£de P£blica
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)/BR
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Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR)/BR
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