Leisure Time Physical Activity and SARS-CoV-2 Infection among ELSA-Brasil Participants
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Population and Sample
2.2. Data Production
2.2.1. Physical Activity Assessment
2.2.2. Assessment of Self-Reported SARV-CoV-2 Infection
2.2.3. Evaluation of Covariates in the Second Follow-Up
Obesity
Hypertension
Diabetes
2.2.4. COVID Stage Covariates
Specific Practices to Protect against COVID-19
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Men (n = 1.881) | Women (n = 2.595) | p-Value | |||
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n | % | n | % | ||
Leisure time physical activity | |||||
(Second follow-up–COVID Stage) | |||||
Inactive-Inactive | 535 | 28.4 | 1017 | 39.1 | |
Active-Active | 729 | 38.7 | 740 | 28.5 | |
Inactive-Active | 249 | 13.2 | 355 | 13.6 | |
Active-Inactive | 368 | 19.5 | 483 | 18.6 | <0.001 |
Self-reported SARS-CoV-2 infection | |||||
(Positive COVID-19 Test) | |||||
Yes | 69 | 3.5 | 85 | 3.2 | |
No | 1853 | 96.5 | 2581 | 96.8 | 0.456 |
AGE | |||||
<60 years | 998 | 51.9 | 1433 | 53.7 | |
≥60 years | 924 | 48.1 | 1233 | 46.3 | 0.221 |
Hypertension | |||||
Yes | 841 | 45.5 | 1038 | 40.3 | |
No | 1006 | 54.5 | 1535 | 59.7 | <0.001 |
Diabetes | |||||
Yes | 272 | 16.9 | 310 | 12.7 | |
No | 1334 | 83.1 | 2126 | 87.3 | <0.001 |
Obesity | |||||
Yes | 393 | 20.9 | 671 | 25.9 | |
No | 1481 | 79.1 | 1919 | 74.1 | <0.001 |
Specific protection practices against COVID-19 | |||||
Always | 959 | 50.2 | 1528 | 57.7 | |
Almost always, sometimes, rarely or never | 953 | 49.8 | 1118 | 42.3 | <0.001 |
Leisure Time Physical Activity (Second Follow-Up–COVID Stage) | Specific Protection Practices against COVID-19 (YES) OR (IC 95%) | Specific Protection Practices against COVID-19 (NO) OR (IC 95%) |
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Inactive-Inactive Active-Active Inactive-Active Active-Inactive | 1 0.57 (0.32–0.99) 0.64 (0.31–1.30) 0.88 (0.50–1.55) | 1 0.80 (0.45–1.42) 0.52 (0.20–1.36) 0.50 (0.22–1.17) |
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Pitanga, F.J.G.; Almeida, M.d.C.; Duncan, B.B.; Mill, J.G.; Giatti, L.; Molina, M.d.C.B.; Fonseca, M.d.J.M.d.; Schmidt, M.I.; Griep, R.H.; Barreto, S.M.; et al. Leisure Time Physical Activity and SARS-CoV-2 Infection among ELSA-Brasil Participants. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 14155. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114155
Pitanga FJG, Almeida MdC, Duncan BB, Mill JG, Giatti L, Molina MdCB, Fonseca MdJMd, Schmidt MI, Griep RH, Barreto SM, et al. Leisure Time Physical Activity and SARS-CoV-2 Infection among ELSA-Brasil Participants. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(21):14155. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114155
Chicago/Turabian StylePitanga, Francisco José Gondim, Maria da Conceição Almeida, Bruce B. Duncan, José Geraldo Mill, Luana Giatti, Maria del Carmen B. Molina, Maria de Jesus Mendes da Fonseca, Maria Inês Schmidt, Rosane Harter Griep, Sandhi Maria Barreto, and et al. 2022. "Leisure Time Physical Activity and SARS-CoV-2 Infection among ELSA-Brasil Participants" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 21: 14155. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114155