Population density predicts youth's physical activity changes during Covid-19 – Results from the MoMo study

Children in Germany showed positive physical activity changes during the first Covid-19 lockdown in April 2020, but it is unclear how the changes relate to population density, which we investigated in a longitudinal sample of 1711 youth (4–17 years). For each ten citizens more per km(2), less positi...

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Autores principales: Nigg, Carina, Oriwol, Doris, Wunsch, Kathrin, Burchartz, Alexander, Kolb, Simon, Worth, Annette, Woll, Alexander, Niessner, Claudia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2021
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9190022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34233210
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102619
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Sumario:Children in Germany showed positive physical activity changes during the first Covid-19 lockdown in April 2020, but it is unclear how the changes relate to population density, which we investigated in a longitudinal sample of 1711 youth (4–17 years). For each ten citizens more per km(2), less positive physical activity changes were observed. For example, a child living in an area with 100 citizens/km(2) increased daily life physical activity by 44.50 min/day, whereas a child living in an area with 3000 citizens/km(2) only engaged in an additional 9.70 min/day. Policymakers should ensure that youth in densely populated areas have access to physical activity opportunities during the pandemic.

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