Comparison of exercise and physical activity routine and health status among apparently healthy Nigerian adults before and during COVID-19 lockdown: a self-report by social media users

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Table 5 Gender differences: duration, frequency, intensity of exercise before and during lockdown

Variables	Male	Female	CV	p values
Duration of exercise BLD (min/day)	42.04 ± 34.60	31.76 ± 32.35	1.02	0.03*
Duration of exercise DLD (min/day)	38.21 ± 30.71	28.24 ± 26.51	0.94	0.01*
Frequency exercise BLD (days/week)	3.24 ± 1.67	2.81 ± 1.88	0.6	0.09^NS
Frequency of exercise DLD (days/week)	3.60 ± 1.84	2.99 ± 2.14	0.72	0.03*
Intensity of exercise BLD (min/weeks)	157.63 ± 188.79	109.92 ± 179.99	1.64	0.06^NS
Intensity of exercise DLD (min/weeks)	148.82 ± 143.79	105.07 ± 126.22	1.20	0.02*
Height (meter)	1.72 ± 0.11	1.63 ± 0.11	0.07	0.00*
Weight (kg)	72.18 ± 13.62	68.59 ± 16.95	0.25	0.09^NS
BMI (kg/m²)	24.60 ± 5.27	25.84 ± 6.25	0.24	0.13^NS

BLD, before the lockdown; DLD, during the lockdown; CV, coefficient of variation
*p < 0.05 significant; NS, not significant, value are mean ± standard deviation