Physical activity status prevents symptoms of long covid: Sulcovid-19 survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical activity is indicated as a treatment for Long COVID, but prevention is unknown. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between physical activity (PA) before and after acute SARS-Cov-2 infection and the presence of Long COVID symptoms in adults.

Methods

We used data from the Sulcovid-19, a longitudinal study carried out with individuals who were infected by SARS-Cov-2 between December/2020 and March/2021. Participants were asked about 19 symptoms commonly associated with long COVID. Three PA variables were built, as follows: (1) remained inactive; (2) became inactive; (3) remained active.

Results

2.919 people were interviewed. The prevalence of individuals who had at least one symptom of Long COVID is 48.3% (95%CI 46.5-51.1). Our results s

SUBMITTER: Rocha JQS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10722691 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature