Yasrani, Ahmad Yasri Ahmad
(2021)
Effects of covid-19 pandemic on physical activity and sedentary behaviour among Malaysia undergraduate university students.
Other.
Pusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
(Submitted)
Abstract
Limited studies have been conducted in Malaysia to examine the effect of the
COVID-19 pandemic directly on the undergraduate university population of Malaysia.
Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the changes of physical activity, sedentary
behaviour, and body weight among Malaysia undergraduate university students
before, during and after Movement Control Order (MCO) 1.0. This cross-sectional
study involved 136 Malaysian undergraduate students. The Godin Leisure-Time
Exercise Questionnaire (G-LTEQ) was used to assess the physical activity and the
International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF) was used to
assess sedentary behaviour of the respondents. Body weight before, during and after
the MCO 1.0 was self-reported by the respondents. Tertile splits were performed on
the pre-MCO 1.0 total physical activity score and the following groups were
established: low, moderate, and high pre-MCO 1.0 physical activity group. Separated
the three pre-MCO 1.0 physical activity group (low, moderate, high) by time ANOVAs
were conducted for total physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and bodyweight. The
results revealed that there was a significant difference in physical activity and body
weight but there was no significant difference in sedentary behaviour. Based on the
findings obtained, it can be concluded that this COVID-19 pandemic brings negative
effect on physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and bodyweight.
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