Physical activity and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania: insights for public health policy in low-income contexts.

Sitting time shows a borderline significant positive association with anxiety in younger adults (adjusted β = 0.14, p = 0.050), suggesting that sedentary behavior may disproportionately affect the mental health of younger individuals, possibly due to higher stress levels or reduced opportunities for physical engagement during prolonged sitting periods.

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For vigorous activity, the interaction term was negative ( β = −0.12), suggesting a potential trend toward greater anxiety reduction among individuals with better health, though this effect did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.096).

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