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Table 5 Reduced physical activity

From: Self-isolation negatively impacts self-management of diabetes during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

  

Outcome variable (reduced physical activitiy) response category

 

Exposure variable

Exposure variable category

Yes

No/not sure

P-value

Age group

 < 50 years

118 (47.6%)

130 (52.4%)

0.41

50 years or above

190 (51.1%)

182 (49.9%)

Gender

Male

150 (46.9%)

170 (53.1%)

0.17

Female

158 (52.7%)

142 (47.3%)

Duration of diabetes

Up to 5 years

135 (49.8%)

136 (50.2%)

0.99

 > 5 years

173 (49.6%)

176 (50.4%)

Treatment of diabetes

Non-insulin

217 (49.8%)

219 (50.2%)

0.99

Insulin/combined

90 (50.0%)

90 (50.0%)

Presence of diabetes complications like retinopathy

Yes

26 (55.3%)

21 (44.7%)

0.45

No/not sure

280 (49.2%)

289 (50.8%)

Needing to self-isolate

Yes

66 (51.2%)

63 (48.8%)

0.77

No/prefer not say

242 (49.3%)

249 (50.7%)

Duration of self-isolation

Up to one week

20 (41.7%)

28 (58.3%)

0.14

More than one week

45 (56.2%)

35 (43.8%)

  1. Chi-square results showing association of various exposure variables with the outcome variable of reduced physical activity during the pandemic compared to pre-pandemic. Multivariate Regression analysis was not performed since significant association was found for none of the exposure variable