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Table 3 Change of hours of physical activity

From: Health promoting behaviour of medical versus non-medical students during COVID-19 pandemic: results from the COLA cross-sectional study

Medical students (n = 1154)

Number of participants (percentage before lockdown)

During lockdown

0 h

 < 2 h

2–5 h

 > 5 h

Before lockdown

0 h

13 (31.0%)

6 (14.3%)

17 (40.5%)

6 (14.3%)

 < 2 h

39 (13.7%)

62 (21.8%)

143 (50.2%)

41 (14.4%)

2–5 h

22 (3.7%)

197 (33.1%)

218 (36.6%)

159 (26.7%)

 > 5 h

4 (1.7%)

25 (10.9%)

87 (37.8%)

114 (49.6%)

Other students (n = 786)

Number of participants (percentage before lockdown)

During lockdown

0 h

 < 2 h

2–5 h

 > 5 h

Before lockdown

0 h

12 (33.3%)

14 (38.9%)

7 (19.4%)

3 (8.3%)

 < 2 h

23 (11.0%)

54 (25.8%)

108 (51.7%)

24 (11.5%)

2–5 h

30 (7.9%)

167 (43.9%)

123 (32.4%)

60 (15.8%)

 > 5 h

5 (3.1%)

34 (21.3%)

64 (40.0%)

57 (35.6%)

  1. Participants were asked to quantify the number of hours of PA in a representative week before and during lockdown. Shaded fields indicate unchanged amounts of PA