Regular Sports Participation as a Potential Predictor of Better Clinical Outcome in Adult Patients With COVID-19: A Large Cross-Sectional Study.

Farzin Halabchi Reza Mazaheri Khashayar Sabeti Masoud Yunesian Zahra Alizadeh Zahra Ahmadinejad Seyed Mojtaba Aghili Zahra Tavakol

Published in: Journal of physical activity & health (2020)

Regular sports participation may positively affect the clinical outcome, regardless of confounding factors of age and sex. The probability of hospitalization in athletes with regular sports participation was 33% lower than nonathletes. However, more longitudinal studies are needed to determine the causal effects.

Keyphrases

physical activity
coronavirus disease
high school
sars cov
cross sectional
case control
climate change