National Trends in Physical Activity Among Adults in South Korea Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2009-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There is a lack of comprehensive data on the association of the COVID-19 pandemic with the prevalence of physical activity in large-scale data sets.

Objective

To investigate long-term trends in physical activity using information from a nationally representative survey covering 2009 to 2021.

Design, setting, and participants

This general population-based and repeated cross-sectional study was conducted from 2009 to 2021 using the Korea Community Health Survey, a nationally representative survey in South Korea. Data from 2009 to 2021 for 2 748 585 Korean adults were obtained through a nationwide, large-scale, serial study. Data were analyzed from December 2022 through January 2023.

Exposure

COVID-19 pandemic onset.

Main outcomes and measures

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SUBMITTER: Park S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10242425 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature