Table 2 Exercise, physical activity level, fitness, sedentary behaviour, and screen time before the pandemic

(a) Exercise

Exercise before the pandemic, n (%)

.004^a

.039^b

   Yes

3658 (68.5%)

3374 (69.1%)

284 (62.6%)

   No

1680 (31.5%)

1510 (30.9%)

170 (37.4%)

PA duration, min/week, mean (SD)

162.4 (194.1)

164.1 (192.3)

143.2 (212.6)

.005^c

.041^d

METs, number/week, mean (SD)

6.7 (5.6)

6.8 (5.6)

6.1 (5.6)

.004^c

.040^d

PA level, n (%)

.006^a

.047^b

   Above PA guidelines

956 (20.0%)

900 (20.6%)

56 (13.9%)

   Meeting PA guidelines

1113 (23.3%)

1010 (23.1%)

103 (25.6%)

   Below PA guidelines

2705 (56.7%)

2461 (56.3%)

244 (60.5%)

PA intensity, n (%)

.003^a

.042^b

   Moderate-to-vigorous intensity

3371 (66.3%)

3111 (66.9%)

260 (59.8%)

   Low intensity

1716 (33.7%)

1541 (33.1%)

175 (40.2%)

(b) Sedentary behaviour h/day, mean (SD)

Total sedentary behaviour

4.1 (3.5)

4.1 (3.5)

4.0 (3.4)

.797^c

Screen time

3.0 (2.8)

3.0 (2.8)

3.0 (2.9)

.774^c