Effects of physical activity on the severity of illness and mortality in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the association between Physical activity (PA) before Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and the severity of illness and mortality in COVID-19 patients. Methods: A comprehensive search was undertaken to identify retrospective and nonrandomized controlled trial studies comparing the severity and mortality of COVID-19 infection among COVID-19 patients who had previously reported their participation in PA with those who had not. The databases searched were PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus, Science Direct, EMBASE, OPENGREY.EU, and ClinicalTrials.gov. The risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. A random-effects model was used for determining pairwise meta-analyses. The protocol was regist

SUBMITTER: Sittichai N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9686861 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature