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Table 1 Sociodemographic characterisation, physical activity profile, and quality of life of the individuals in the sample, according to the evaluation period (pre- and post-pandemic)

From: Impact of social isolation during COVID-19 on anthropometric data, quality of life, baseline physical activity and aortic pulse wave parameters in children and adolescents in two independent samples

Parameters

BPG

(n = 89)

APG

(n = 104)

P-value

Gender

  

0.182Q

Female

41 (46,1%)

59 (56,7%)

 

Male

48 (53,9%)

45 (43,3%)

 

Age (years)

12,3 ± 3,0 (12,0)

12.2 ± 2.6 (11,0)

0.684 W

Weight (kg)

46.1 ± 11,2 (45,8)

48.3 ± 16.0 (46,2)

0.757 W

Height (cm)

154.7 ± 13,3 (156,0)

154.4 ± 13.7 (153,0)

0.640 W

BMI (kg/m2)

19.0 ± 2,4 (18,8)

19.8 ± 4.4 (19,0)

0.514 W

WC (cm)

72.6 ± 11,5 (73,0)

70.7 ± 12.0 (69,0)

0.072 W

HC (cm)

77.0 ± 13,0 (74,5)

84.3 ± 12.3 (83,3)

< 0.001 W

WC/HC

0.9 ± 0,2 (0,8)

0.9 ± 0.1 (0,8)

0.468 W

WHtR

0.5 ± 0,1 (0,4)

0.5 ± 0.1 (0,4)

0.781 W

IPAQ-C

  

0.097Q

Activities

44 (49,4%)

38 (36.5%)

 

Sedentary

45 (50,6%)

66 (63.5%)

 

Quality of Life

   

Physical

85.2 ± 11,7 (84,4)

83.6 ± 15,0 (87.5)

0.795 W

Emotional

77.4 ± 18,6 (80,0)

68.9 ± 20,6 (70.0)

0.002 W

Social

88.2 ± 12,4 (90,0)

84.3 ± 18,0 (90.0)

0.413 W

School

81.5 ± 14,9 (85,0)

74.5 ± 18,2 (75.0)

0.010 W

Socioeconomic categories according to ABEP

  

1.000Q

A or B

29 (32.6%)

34 (32.7%)

 

C, D, or E

60 (67.4%)

70 (67.3%)

 
  1. Data were expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean (median). Post-pandemic group (APG), pre-pandemic group (BPG), waist circumference (WC), hip (HC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), body mass index (BMI), childhood physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ-C). ABEP, Associação Brasileira de Empresas de Pesquisa. Q: Chi-Square test, W: Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney test