The Impact of Sport Activity Shut down during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Was It Worthwhile?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Positivity to SARS-CoV-2 Test
3.2. Preventive Measures
3.3. BMI Change and Adherence to WHO Guidelines for PA
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristics | All (N = 1750) $ | At Least One Positive SARS-CoV-2 Test (N = 192, 11%) | No Positive SARS-CoV-2 Test (N = 1558, 89%)- | p-Value * |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age ∞ | 12 (9, 15) | 13 (10, 18) | 12 (9, 15) | <0.001 |
Gender | 0.34 | |||
Female | 780 (45%) | 78 (10%) | 702 (90%) | |
Male | 944 (55%) | 109 (12%) | 835 (88%) | |
Education | <0.001 | |||
Elementary school or lower | 719 (41%) | 53 (7%) | 666 (93%) | |
Middle school | 427 (24%) | 50 (12%) | 377 (88%) | |
High school | 297 (17%) | 23 (8%) | 274 (92%) | |
Professional high school | 77 (4%) | 14 (18%) | 63 (82%) | |
University | 152 (9%) | 28 (18%) | 124 (82%) | |
Other or no school | 75 (4%) | 21 (28%) | 54 (72%) | |
Any training | 0.31 | |||
No | 492 (28%) | 59 (12%) | 433 (88%) | |
Yes | 1258 (72%) | 133 (11%) | 1125 (89%) | |
Training by closure period ^ | 0.55 | |||
No | 492 (28%) | 59 (12%) | 433 (88%) | |
At least one in opening period | 305 (17%) | 29 (10%) | 276 (90%) | |
At least one in closure period | 953 (54%) | 104 (11%) | 849 (89%) | |
Weekly training sessions | 0.10 | |||
No | 492 (28%) | 59 (12%) | 433 (88%) | |
Up to two | 853 (49%) | 80 (9%) | 773 (91%) | |
More than two | 405 (23%) | 53 (13%) | 352 (87%) | |
Baseline BMI ∞ | 18.9 (16.7–21.3) | 19.6 (17.6–22.0) | 18.9 (16.6–21.3) | <0.001 |
Geographical area | 0.65 | |||
North | 1127 (66%) | 113 (10%) | 1014 (90%) | |
Center | 277 (16%) | 26 (9%) | 251 (91%) | |
South and Islands | 272 (16%) | 33 (12%) | 239 (88%) | |
Abroad | 30 (2%) | 4 (13%) | 26 (87%) | |
Number of SARS-CoV-2 tests ∞ | 1 (0–3) | 2 (1–5) | 1 (0–2) | <0.001 |
Outdoor physical activity | 0.05 | |||
No | 549 (32%) | 48 (9%) | 501 (91%) | |
Yes | 1194 (67%) | 143 (12%) | 1051 (88%) | |
Highest parents’ education | <0.001 | |||
Middle school or lower | 50 (3%) | 17 (34%) | 33 (66%) | |
High school | 560 (33%) | 67 (12%) | 493 (88%) | |
University or higher | 1112 (64%) | 103 (9%) | 1009 (91%) | |
Parents’ workplace | 0.03 | |||
Home | 345 (20%) | 26 (8 %) | 319 (92%) | |
At least partially outside | 1383 (80%) | 161 (12%) | 1222 (88%) | |
Mediterranean Diet | <0.001 | |||
Adherence | 523 (47%) | 38 (7%) | 485 (93%) | |
No adherence | 898 (63%) | 121 (13%) | 777 (87%) |
Overall Analysis (n = 1732) | Enrolled in Sport Centers (n = 1669) | |
---|---|---|
OR [95% CI] | OR [95% CI] | |
Training by closure period ^ | ||
No | 1.00 [reference] | 1.00 [reference] |
At least one in opening period | 1.00 [0.60, 1.65] | 0.93 [0.56, 1.55] |
At least one in closure period | 0.89 [0.61, 1.30] | 0.62 [0.41, 0.93] |
Gender | ||
Female | 1.00 [reference] | 1.00 [reference] |
Male | 1.47 [1.05, 2.07] | 1.42 [0.98, 2.04] |
Number of SARS-CoV-2 tests * | 1.16 [1.11, 1.21] | 1.19 [1.13, 1.24] |
Education | ||
Elementary school or lower | 1.00 [reference] | 1.00 [reference] |
Middle school | 1.22 [0.80, 1.88] | 1.19 [0.76, 1.87] |
High school | 0.79 [0.46, 1.36] | 0.83 [0.47, 1.44] |
Professional high school | 2.16 [1.09, 4.27] | 1.95 [0.94, 4.06] |
University | 2.30 [1.32, 4.01] | 1.57 [0.85, 2.89] |
Other or no school | 3.31 [1.75, 6.28] | 1.81 [0.86, 3.81] |
Highest parents’ education | ||
University or higher | 1.00 [reference] | 1.00 [reference] |
High school | 1.22 [0.86 1.73] | 1.21 [0.83, 1.75] |
Middle school or lower | 3.63 [1.82, 7.27] | 3.85 [1.81, 7.97] |
Parents’ workplace | ||
Home | 1.00 [reference] | 1.00 [reference] |
At least partially outside | 1.57 [1.00, 2.42] | 1.63 [1.00, 2.67] |
Overall Analysis (n = 1730) | Enrolled in Sport Centers (n = 1668) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
N (% at Least One Positive Test among Cohabitants) | OR [95% CI] | N (% at Least One Positive Test among Cohabitants) | OR [95% CI] | |
Training by closure period ^ | ||||
No | 488 (18%) | 1.00 [reference] | 488 (18%) | 1.00 [reference] |
At least one in opening period | 304 (18%) | 1.20 [0.80, 1.80] | 284 (18%) | 1.09 [0.72, 1.64] |
At least one in closure period | 938 (19%) | 0.98 [0.71, 1.35] | 896 (17%) | 0.78 [0.56, 1.08] |
Gender | ||||
Female | 772 (17%) | 1.00 [reference] | 741 (16%) | 1.00 [reference] |
Male | 934 (19%) | 1.22 [0.93, 1.59] | 903 (18%) | 1.20 [0.90, 1.60] |
Geographical area | ||||
North | 1116 (18%) | 1.00 [reference] | 1082 (17%) | 1.00 [reference] |
Center | 273 (14%) | 0.61 [0.40, 0.90] | 267 (14%) | 0.64 [0.42, 0.96] |
South and Islands | 270 (19%) | 1.13 [0.79, 1.62] | 255 (17%) | 1.00 [0.68, 1.48] |
Abroad | 29 (24%) | 1.01 [0.37, 2.75] | 27 (26%) | 1.19 [0.44, 3.28] |
Number of SARS-CoV-2 tests * | - | 1.20 [1.15, 1.25] | - | 1.21 [1.16, 1.27] |
Education | ||||
Elementary school or lower | 717 (14%) | 1.00 [reference] | 691 (13%) | 1.00 [reference] |
Middle school | 424 (21%) | 1.25 [0.89, 1.74] | 410 (21%) | 1.28 [0.91 1.81] |
High school | 289 (12%) | 0.62 [0.40, 0.96] | 284 (12%) | 0.64 [0.41, 1.00] |
Professional high school | 78 (29%) | 1.82 [1.03, 3.21] | 75 (28%) | 1.84 [1.02, 3.33] |
University | 147 (24%) | 1.64 [1.01, 2.66] | 141 (21%) | 1.29 [0.77, 2.18] |
Other or no school | 72 (40%) | 3.09 [1.74, 5.49] | 65 (34%) | 2.16 [1.15, 4.07] |
Number of cohabitants | - | 1.17 [1.02, 1.33] | - | 1.16 [1.01, 1.33] |
Highest parents’ education | ||||
University or higher | 1102 (17%) | 1.00 [reference] | 1067 (16%) | 1.00 [reference] |
High school | 555 (20%) | 1.14 [0.86, 1.51] | 533 (20%) | 1.11 [0.83, 1.50] |
Middle school or lower | 48 (38%) | 2.29 [1.17, 4.45] | 45 (18%) | 2.25 [1.13, 4.50] |
Parents’ workplace | ||||
Home | 339 (14%) | 1.00 [reference] | 328 (12%) | 1.00 [reference] |
At least partially outside | 1369 (19%) | 1.60 [1.11, 2.30] | 1318 (18%) | 1.68 [1.14, 2.46] |
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Raimondi, S.; Cammarata, G.; Testa, G.; Bellerba, F.; Galli, F.; Gnagnarella, P.; Iannuzzo, M.L.; Ricci, D.; Sartorio, A.; Sasso, C.; et al. The Impact of Sport Activity Shut down during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Was It Worthwhile? Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 7908. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137908
Raimondi S, Cammarata G, Testa G, Bellerba F, Galli F, Gnagnarella P, Iannuzzo ML, Ricci D, Sartorio A, Sasso C, et al. The Impact of Sport Activity Shut down during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Was It Worthwhile? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(13):7908. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137908
Chicago/Turabian StyleRaimondi, Sara, Giulio Cammarata, Giovanna Testa, Federica Bellerba, Federica Galli, Patrizia Gnagnarella, Maria Luisa Iannuzzo, Dorotea Ricci, Alessandro Sartorio, Clementina Sasso, and et al. 2022. "The Impact of Sport Activity Shut down during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Was It Worthwhile?" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 13: 7908. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137908