Interaction between economic status and healthy lifestyle in long COVID among Chinese older population: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To estimate the interaction between economic status (ES) and healthy lifestyle in long COVID among Chinese older people infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Design

A cross-sectional study based on the Peking University Health Cohort in Anning, Yunnan.

Setting

All primary health institutions in Anning, Yunnan Province, China, from April to May 2023.

Participants

A total of 4804 people aged 60 and older infected with SARS-CoV-2 were included in this study.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Long COVID was measured by participants' self-reported symptoms using structured questionnaires. ES was measured by last-month personal income, and participants' ES was defined as low if their income was below the per capita monthly income of local residents. Lifest

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11429274 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature