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Correction to: Reduced level of physical activity during COVID-19 pandemic is associated with depression and anxiety levels: an internet-based survey

BMC Public Health volume 21, Article number: 613 (2021) Cite this article

The Original Article was published on 01 March 2021

Correction to: BMC Public Health (2021) 21:425

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10470-z

It was highlighted that in the original article [1], in the first sentence of the Results section of the Abstract, the numbers were interchanged. This Correction article shows the incorrect and correct sentence in the Results section of the Abstract. The original article has been updated.

Incorrect sentence

Results: The physical activity level adopted during the period of social distancing (3.5 ± 0.8) was lower than that the adopted prior to the pandemic period (2.9 ± 1.1, p < 0.001).

Correct sentence

Results: The physical activity level adopted during the period of social distancing (2.9 ± 1.1) was lower than that adopted prior to the pandemic period (3.5 ± 0.8, p <0.001).

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  1. Puccinelli PJ, et al. Reduced level of physical activity during COVID-19 pandemic is associated with depression and anxiety levels: an internet-based survey. BMC Public Health. 2021;21:425. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10470-z.

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  1. Department of Physiology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Paulo José Puccinelli, Taline Santos da Costa, Aldo Seffrin & Marilia Santos Andrade

  2. Human and Exercise Physiology Division, Faculty of Physical Education and Dance, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil

    Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira

  3. Center for Physical Education and Sports, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Victoria, Brazil

    Rodrigo Luiz Vancini

  4. School of Health and Caring Sciences, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece

    Pantelis T. Nikolaidis

  5. Medbase St. Gallen Am Vadianplatz, St. Gallen, Switzerland

    Beat Knechtle

  6. Institute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Beat Knechtle & Thomas Rosemann

  7. Divison of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

    Lee Hill

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Puccinelli, P.J., da Costa, T.S., Seffrin, A. et al. Correction to: Reduced level of physical activity during COVID-19 pandemic is associated with depression and anxiety levels: an internet-based survey. BMC Public Health 21, 613 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10684-1

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