Correlates of Changes in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors during the COVID-19 Lockdown in France: The NutriNet-Santé Cohort Study

Hélène Charreire (), Charlotte Verdot, Fabien Szabo de Edelenyi, Mélanie Deschasaux-Tanguy, Bernard Srour, Nathalie Druesne-Pecollo, Younes Esseddik, Benjamin Allès, Julia Baudry, Valérie Deschamps, Benoit Salanave, Pilar Galan, Serge Hercberg, Chantal Julia, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Sapris Study Group, Alice Bellicha, Mathilde Touvier and Jean-Michel Oppert
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Hélène Charreire: Université Paris-Est Créteil, Lab’Urba, 94000 Créteil, France
Charlotte Verdot: Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Nutritional Surveillance and Epidemiology Team (ESEN), French Public Health Agency Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center–University Paris Cité (CRESS), 93017 Bobigny, France
Fabien Szabo de Edelenyi: Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center–University Paris Cité (CRESS), 93017 Bobigny, France
Mélanie Deschasaux-Tanguy: Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center–University Paris Cité (CRESS), 93017 Bobigny, France
Bernard Srour: Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center–University Paris Cité (CRESS), 93017 Bobigny, France
Nathalie Druesne-Pecollo: Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center–University Paris Cité (CRESS), 93017 Bobigny, France
Younes Esseddik: Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center–University Paris Cité (CRESS), 93017 Bobigny, France
Benjamin Allès: Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center–University Paris Cité (CRESS), 93017 Bobigny, France
Julia Baudry: Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center–University Paris Cité (CRESS), 93017 Bobigny, France
Valérie Deschamps: Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Nutritional Surveillance and Epidemiology Team (ESEN), French Public Health Agency Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center–University Paris Cité (CRESS), 93017 Bobigny, France
Benoit Salanave: Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Nutritional Surveillance and Epidemiology Team (ESEN), French Public Health Agency Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center–University Paris Cité (CRESS), 93017 Bobigny, France
Pilar Galan: Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center–University Paris Cité (CRESS), 93017 Bobigny, France
Serge Hercberg: Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center–University Paris Cité (CRESS), 93017 Bobigny, France
Chantal Julia: Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center–University Paris Cité (CRESS), 93017 Bobigny, France
Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot: Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center–University Paris Cité (CRESS), 93017 Bobigny, France
Sapris Study Group: SAPRIS Study Group: Nathalie Bajos, Fabrice Carrat, Pierre-Yves Ancel, Marie-Aline Charles, Florence Jusot, Claude Martin, Laurence Meyer, Ariane Pailhé, Alexandra Rouquette, Gianluca Severi, Alexis Spire, Mathilde Touvier, Marie Zins.
Alice Bellicha: Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center–University Paris Cité (CRESS), 93017 Bobigny, France
Mathilde Touvier: Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center–University Paris Cité (CRESS), 93017 Bobigny, France
Jean-Michel Oppert: Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team (EREN), Epidemiology and Statistics Research Center–University Paris Cité (CRESS), 93017 Bobigny, France

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-17

Abstract: Background: COVID-19 lockdowns represent natural experiments where limitations of movement impact on lifestyle behaviors. The aim of this paper was to assess how lockdowns have influenced physical activity and sedentary behaviors among French adults. Methods: 32,409 adults from the NutriNet-Santé study filled out questionnaires in April 2020 (the first 2 weeks after the start of lockdown) and in May 2020 (2 weeks before the lockdown ended). Participants were asked about changes in physical activity level and sitting time, types of physical activity performed, and main reasons for change. Results: For decreased physical activity, similar rates were found at the beginning and end of the lockdown (58 and 55%–56 and 53%, in women and men, respectively). For increased physical activity, the figures were lower (20 and 14%–23 and 18%, in women and men, respectively). The participants with a decreasing physical activity evolution were older and more likely to be living in urban areas. The main reasons for (i) decreased physical activity were limitations of movement and not liking indoor exercise, (ii) increased physical activity were to stay physically fit and healthy. Physical activity changes were inversely associated with reported depressive symptoms. Conclusions: Changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviors are heterogenous for both genders during the lockdown.

Keywords: longitudinal study; physical activity; sedentary behavior; COVID-19; lockdown; adults (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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