Physical activity and long COVID: findings from the Prospective Study About Mental and Physical Health in Adults cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The study investigated the longitudinal association between physical activity and the risk of long COVID in patients who recovered from COVID-19 infection.

Study design

We analyzed longitudinal data of the Prospective Study About Mental and Physical Health cohort, a prospective cohort study with adults living in Southern Brazil.

Methods

Participants responded to an online, self-administered questionnaire in June 2020 (wave 1) and June 2022 (wave 4). Only participants who self-reported a positive test for COVID-19 were included. Physical activity was assessed before (wave 1, retrospectively) and during the pandemic (wave 1). Long COVID was assessed in wave 4 and defined as any post-COVID-19 symptoms that persisted for at least 3 months after infection.

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SUBMITTER: Feter N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10263464 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature