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Table 2 Log-binomial regressions for the relationship between participants’ characteristics and meeting the physical activity guidelines of 150 min per week before and after the COVID-19 restrictions

From: Changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior during the first COVID-19 pandemic- restrictions in Germany: a nationwide survey

 

Increase category

Decrease category

 

(Ref. Never achieving category)

(Ref. Maintain category)

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Ageb

1.00

(0.99 1.00)

0.99

(0.99 1.00)

Femalea

1.27

(1.21 1.33)

1.10

(1.05 1.15)

Educationa

 Primary (Ref.)

  Secondary

1.00

(0.81 1.24)

0.99

(0.82 1.19)

  Tertiary

1.12

(0.90 1.38)

1.03

(0.85 1.24)

  Unknown

1.20

(0.96 1.49)

1.01

(0.83 1.24)

  Migrant backgrounda

1.13

(1.06 1.21)

1.37

(1.28 1.45)

 Altered working conditionb

  Worktime reduction

1.27

(1.21 1.34)

1.03

(0.97 1.10)

  Worktime increase

0.80

(0.73 0.88)

0.98

(0.90 1.07)

  Remote work

1.36

(1.29 1.43)

2.05

(1.94 2.17)

  Dismissal from the job

2.26

(1.78 2.86)

1.41

(1.05 1.89)

 Health

  Self-rated healthb,c

1.30

(1.26 1.35)

0.93

(0.90 0.96)

  Changes in self-rated healthb,c

1.98

(1.90 2.05)

0.69

(0.66 0.72)

  Anxietya, d

1.03

(1.02 1.04)

0.98

(0.97 0.99)

  Depressiona,d

0.99

(0.98 1.00)

1.05

(1.04 1.06)

  Δ depression (T2-T1)e

1.00

(1.00 1.01)

1.05

(1.05 1.06)

 Social factors

  Household with childrenb

0.71

(0.66 0.77)

1.27

(1.17 1.38)

  Feeling of lonelinessb

1.07

(1.05 1.08)

1.18

(1.16 1.20)

  Member of a sports cluba

1.27

(1.21 1.33)

1.44

(1.37 1.50)

  Physical activitya

1.01

(1.01 1.01)

0.99

(0.99 1.00)

  N

116,007

36,408

  1. N = 152,421; a assessed at baseline interview; b assessed at COVID-19 interview; c higher values point towards a better health status; d higher values represent more symptoms; e change between baseline and COVID-follow-up; additionally adjusted for unemployment, living alone, regional number of covid-cases at time of the interview, month of interview