Heart disease and stroke statistics—2023 update: a report from the American Heart Association

CW Tsao, AW Aday, ZI Almarzooq, CAM Anderson… - Circulation, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and …

Risk factors of severe COVID-19: a review of host, viral and environmental factors

L Zsichla, V Müller - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The clinical course and outcome of COVID-19 are highly variable, ranging from
asymptomatic infections to severe disease and death. Understanding the risk factors of …

Physical activity and risk of infection, severity and mortality of COVID-19: a systematic review and non-linear dose–response meta-analysis of data from 1 853 610 …

Y Ezzatvar, R Ramírez-Vélez, M Izquierdo… - British journal of sports …, 2022 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To quantify the association between physical activity and risk of SARS-CoV-2
infection, COVID-19-associated hospitalisation, severe illness and death due to COVID-19 …

Small steps, strong shield: directly measured, moderate physical activity in 65 361 adults is associated with significant protective effects from severe COVID-19 …

L Steenkamp, RT Saggers, R Bandini… - British journal of sports …, 2022 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To determine the association between directly measured physical activity and
hospitalisation, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, ventilation and mortality rates in patients …

Baseline physical activity is associated with reduced mortality and disease outcomes in COVID‐19: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

M Rahmati, MM Shamsi, K Khoramipour… - Reviews in medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) patients, physically active
individuals may be at lower risk of fatal outcomes. However, to date, no meta‐analysis has …

Mild to moderate post-COVID-19 alters markers of lymphocyte activation, exhaustion, and immunometabolic responses that can be partially associated by physical …

BSA Silva, T Pereira, LG Minuzzi, CS Padilha… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Aim This study aimed to evaluate if physical activity is associated with systemic and cellular
immunometabolic responses, in young adults after mild-to-moderate COVID-19 infection …

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity and sedentary behavior in older adults

EC Lefferts, JM Saavedra, BK Song, D Lee - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
Whether the COVID-19 pandemic has long-lasting effects on physical activity (PA) and
sedentary behavior in the vulnerable older adult population is uncertain. A total of 387 older …

A scoping review on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity and sedentary behavior in Saudi Arabia

KR Evenson, SA Alothman, CC Moore, MM Hamza… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background In Saudi Arabia, stay-at-home orders to address the coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic between March 15 and 23, 2020 and eased on May …

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

N Sittichai, N Parasin, S Saokaew… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purpose: This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the association between
Physical activity (PA) before Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and the …

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

D Muñoz-Vergara, PM Wayne, E Kim, IM Lee… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Higher prepandemic physical activity (PA) levels have been associated with
lower risk and severity of COVID-19. Objective To investigate the association between self …