% IMPORTANT: The following is UTF-8 encoded. This means that in the presence % of non-ASCII characters, it will not work with BibTeX 0.99 or older. % Instead, you should use an up-to-date BibTeX implementation like “bibtex8” or % “biber”. @ARTICLE{Herbolsheimer:288082, author = {F. Herbolsheimer$^*$ and A. Peters and S. Wagner and S. N. Willich and L. Krist and T. Pischon and K. Nimptsch and S. Gastell and M. Brandes and B. Brandes and T. Schikowski and B. Schmidt and K. B. Michels and R. Mikolajczyk and V. Harth and N. Obi and S. Castell and J. K. Heise and W. Lieb and K. Franzpötter and A. Karch and H. Teismann and H. Völzke and C. Meinke-Franze and M. Leitzmann and M. J. Stein and H. Brenner$^*$ and B. Holleczek$^*$ and A. Weber and B. Bohn and A. Kluttig and K. Steindorf$^*$}, title = {{C}hanges in physical activity and sedentary behavior during the first {COVID}-19 pandemic- restrictions in {G}ermany: a nationwide survey : {R}unning head: physical activity during the {COVID}-19 restrictions.}, journal = {BMC public health}, volume = {24}, number = {1}, issn = {1471-2458}, address = {London}, publisher = {BioMed Central}, reportid = {DKFZ-2024-00336}, pages = {433}, year = {2024}, note = {#EA:C110#LA:C110#}, abstract = {The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions posed challenges to maintaining healthy lifestyles and physical well-being. During the first mobility restrictions from March to mid-July 2020, the German population was advised to stay home, except for work, exercise, and essential shopping. Our objective was to comprehensively assess the impact of these restrictions on changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior to identify the most affected groups.Between April 30, 2020, and May 12, 2020, we distributed a COVID-19-specific questionnaire to participants of the German National Cohort (NAKO). This questionnaire gathered information about participants' physical activity and sedentary behavior currently compared to the time before the restrictions. We integrated this new data with existing information on anxiety, depressive symptoms, and physical activity. The analyses focused on sociodemographic factors, social relationships, physical health, and working conditions.Out of 152,421 respondents, a significant proportion reported altered physical activity and sedentary behavioral patterns due to COVID-19 restrictions. Over a third of the participants initially meeting the WHO's physical activity recommendation could no longer meet the guidelines during the restrictions. Participants reported substantial declines in sports activities (mean change (M) = -0.38; $95\%$ CI: -.390; -.378; range from -2 to + 2) and reduced active transportation (M = -0.12; $95\%$ CI: -.126; -.117). However, they also increased recreational physical activities (M = 0.12; $95\%$ CI: .117; .126) while engaging in more sedentary behavior (M = 0.24; $95\%$ CI: .240; .247) compared to pre-restriction levels. Multivariable linear and log-binomial regression models indicated that younger adults were more affected by the restrictions than older adults. The shift to remote work, self-rated health, and depressive symptoms were the factors most strongly associated with changes in all physical activity domains, including sedentary behavior, and the likelihood to continue following the physical activity guidelines.Mobility patterns shifted towards inactivity or low-intensity activities during the nationwide restrictions in the spring of 2020, potentially leading to considerable and lasting health risks.}, keywords = {COVID-19 (Other) / Depression (Other) / Lockdown (Other) / Pandemic restrictions (Other) / Physical activity (Other) / Sedentary behavior (Other)}, cin = {C110 / C070}, ddc = {610}, cid = {I:(DE-He78)C110-20160331 / I:(DE-He78)C070-20160331}, pnm = {313 - Krebsrisikofaktoren und Prävention (POF4-313)}, pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-313}, typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16}, pubmed = {pmid:38347566}, doi = {10.1186/s12889-024-17675-y}, url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/288082}, }