No independent associations between physical activity and clinical outcomes among hospitalized patients with moderate to severe COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Regular physical activity (PA) has been postulated to improve, or at least maintain, immunity across the life span. However, the link between physical (in)activity and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains to be established. This small-scale prospective cohort study is nested within a randomized controlled trial aimed to investigate the possible associations between PA levels and clinical outcomes among hospitalized patients with moderate to severe COVID-19.

Methods

Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 (mean age: 54.9 years) were recruited from the Clinical Hospital of the School of Medicine of the University of Sao Paulo (a quaternary referral teaching hospital) and from Ibirapuera Field Hospital, both located in Sao Paulo, Brazil. PA level was assessed usin

SUBMITTER: Pinto AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8358114 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature