Prepandemic physical activity and risk of COVID-19 diagnosis and hospitalization in older adults

JAMA Network Open

2024-02-13

(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this study of 61,000 adults age 45 or older, those who adhered to physical activity guidelines before the pandemic had lower odds of developing or being hospitalized for COVID-19. Thus, higher prepandemic physical activity levels may be associated with reduced odds of SARS-CoV-2 infection and hospitalization for COVID-19.

Authors: Dennis Muñoz-Vergara, D.V.M., M.P.H., of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical
School in Boston, is the corresponding author.

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(doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.55808)

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