Impacts of COVID-19 restrictions on level of physical activity and health in home-dwelling older adults in Norway

Table 2 Changes in PA and health from before to during the lockdown

Variables^a	Negative Ranks			Positive ranks			Test statistics			Median before lockdown	Median during lockdown
Variables^a	n	Mean rank	Sum of ranks	n	Mean rank	Sum of ranks	Ties	Z	p	Median before lockdown	Median during lockdown
(PA before lockdown) - (PA during lockdown)	131	98.66	12,925	60	90.18	5411	285	-4.918	< 0.001	5.5	5.5
(General health before lockdown) - (General health during lockdown)	14	45.86	642	83	49.53	4111	464	-6.910	< 0.001	3	3
(Mental health before lockdown) - (Mental health during lockdown)	49	108.33	5308	264	166.03	43,833	199	-12.114	< 0.001	9	10

^aA decrease in PA score and an increase in health scores are considered a negative change

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