Physical activity level in Ecuadorian university students before and during confinement
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v49.96897Keywords:
actividad física (physical activity), estudiantes universitarios (university students), confinamiento (confinement), aislar (isolate), cuarentena (quarantine)Abstract
The WHO established a global health emergency, confinement and social distancing by COVID-19. The purpose of the study was to determine the level of physical activity (PA) in Ecuadorian university students before and during confinement. 1033 students (446 men and 587 women) from the University of Cuenca and the Catholic University of Cuenca participated, with a mean age of 23.23 years. The sample was selected for convenience, with a confidence level of 95% and a sampling error of 5%. The short version IPAQ questionnaire was used, which was applied online. The data was analyzed with the SPSS program, applying the Kolmogorov-Sminov statistics; Pearson's coefficient test, t-test, and independent samples tests. The students increased their weight (31.95%); in PA before and during quarantine by sex, there is a low but significant correlation; while, by age, a significant correlation is evident in intense PA before confinement; and in moderate PA and walking during isolation. Likewise, there is an increase in weight, a significant decrease in intense PA, being greater in men, light in moderate, and in walking it decreased in both sexes, the time spent sitting increased. The confinement negatively influenced the decrease in the practice of PA and increased sedentary lifestyle; women adapted better than men to confinement.
Keywords: physical activity, university students, quarantine, confinement, isolate.
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