Patterns of Mentally Active versus Passive Sedentary Behavior in Adults: Post-COVID-19 Insights

COVID Pub Date : 2024-01-10 DOI:10.3390/covid4010006

Daliya S. Alobaid, A. Alansare

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Background: Although sedentary behavior (SB) before and during COVID-19 has been studied, mental activity-based SB patterns have been overlooked. This secondary analysis investigated the patterns of mentally active vs. passive SB in adults post-COVID-19 pandemic and examined sex differences. Methods: Adults (n = 1255; 45% males; 50% aged between 20 and 29 years old) self-reported general characteristics, anthropometric and socioeconomic variables, and mentally active and passive SB (weekdays and weekend days) using a structured web-based survey. Adjusted ANCOVA on Ranks tests assessed differences between mentally active and mentally passive SB during the day, on weekdays, and weekend days. Adjusted Quade Nonparametric ANCOVA tests evaluated these differences in males vs. females. Results: Adults significantly spent greater time in mentally active vs. passive SB (5.61 ± 4.57 vs. 2.50 ± 3.25; p < 0.001). Mentally active SB was more prevalent on weekdays than on weekends (6.00 ± 5.00 vs. 5.00 ± 5.00; p < 0.001). No significant difference was observed for mentally passive SB (p > 0.05). Males significantly accumulated more mentally active SB compared to females (p < 0.001 for all). Females significantly spent more time in mentally passive SB on weekdays than males (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Our results highlight the need for individualized SB reduction strategies based on mental activity to obtain the most benefits of SB reduction interventions and promoting overall health post-COVID-19 pandemic.

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成人精神活跃与被动久坐行为的模式：后 COVID-19 洞察

背景：尽管对 COVID-19 流行前和流行期间的久坐行为（SB）进行了研究，但基于精神活动的久坐行为模式却被忽视了。这项二次分析调查了 COVID-19 大流行后成年人精神活动与被动久坐的模式，并研究了性别差异。研究方法成人（n = 1255；45% 为男性；50% 年龄在 20-29 岁之间）通过结构化网络调查自我报告了一般特征、人体测量和社会经济变量以及精神上主动和被动的 SB（工作日和周末）。等级检验的调整方差分析评估了白天、工作日和周末精神活跃和精神被动SB之间的差异。调整后的奎德非参数方差分析测试评估了男性与女性之间的差异。结果显示成人花费在精神活跃型 SB 上的时间明显多于被动型 SB（5.61 ± 4.57 vs. 2.50 ± 3.25；p < 0.001）。精神活跃的 SB 在工作日比周末更普遍（6.00 ± 5.00 vs. 5.00 ± 5.00；p < 0.001）。精神被动型 SB 没有明显差异（P > 0.05）。与女性相比，男性积累的精神活跃性 SB 明显较多（p < 0.001）。女性平日花在精神被动 SB 上的时间明显多于男性（p < 0.05）。结论我们的研究结果突出表明，需要根据心理活动采取个性化的减少 SB 策略，以获得减少 SB 干预措施的最大益处，并促进 COVID-19 大流行后的整体健康。

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