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Table 2 Raw estimates of child and parent physical activity by wave

From: Short and medium-term effects of the COVID-19 lockdowns on child and parent accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time: a natural experiment

 

Pre-COVID-19 Mar 2017-May 2018

Wave 1 Jun 2021-Dec 2021

Wave 2 Jan 2022-Jul 2022

 

Estimate

95% CI

Estimate

95% CI

Estimate

95% CI

Child

 Mean weekday MVPA (min/day)

60.3

(57.2, 63.4)

55.9

(52.1, 59.7)

57.8

(54.2, 61.5)

 Mean weekday light physical activity (min/day)

209.4

(204.8, 213.9)

197.9

(190.8, 205.1)

199.3

(193.2, 205.3)

 Mean weekday sedentary (min/day)

476.8

(470.1, 483.6)

488.4

(477.8, 498.9)

483.6

(475.5, 491.7)

 Mean weekend MVPA (min/day)

53.4

(49.8, 57.0)

45.6

(41.8, 49.4)

55.6

(49.9, 61.3)

 Mean weekend light physical activity (min/day)

195.2

(190.0, 200.5)

185.0

(179.7, 190.4)

191.3

(182.8, 199.8)

 Mean weekend sedentary (min/day)

437.1

(429.3, 444.9)

452.6

(442.7, 462.4)

449.1

(436.9, 461.2)

 % meeting UK PA guidelines

40%

(34%, 46%)

37%

(29%, 44%)

41%

(32%, 49%)

Parent

 Mean weekday MVPA (min/day)

54.6

(52.2, 57.0)

55.3

(51.5, 59.1)

56.1

(52.0, 60.2)

 Mean weekday light physical activity (min/day)

198.5

(193.9, 203.1)

190.7

(184.7, 196.7)

191.7

(183.5, 199.9)

 Mean weekday sedentary (min/day)

542.3

(535.4, 549.2)

522.1

(513.4, 530.7)

520.9

(511.4, 530.4)

 Mean weekend MVPA (min/day)

46.4

(43.2, 49.6)

49.1

(44.1, 54.0)

53.8

(47.7, 59.8)

 Mean weekend light physical activity (min/day)

191.6

(186.8, 196.5)

191.0

(183.8, 198.2)

187.8

(180.8, 194.9)

 Mean weekend sedentary (min/day)

486.5

(480.4, 492.6)

487.1

(475.7, 498.6)

477.8

(467.2, 488.4)

 % meeting UK PA guidelines

82%

(79%, 86%)

85%

(80%, 89%)

83%

(78%, 88%)

  1. MVPA Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, PA Physical activity, CI Confidence interval