According to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine on the 15th, people who exercise regularly before being diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia have a lower risk of getting severe illness after the disease.
This study of nearly 200,000 adults shows that there is a correlation between physical activity and improvement in COVID-19 outcomes in the main population groups, regardless of whether the patient has chronic diseases or not. Black, Hispanic, and Asian patients have a greater risk of adverse consequences than white patients, consistent with previous studies. However, the more exercise is, the less symptoms you will be after COVID-19.
This study is based on early research and carefully studied the relationship between exercise and COVID-19 results in different population groups and patients with chronic diseases. The more exercise the better, regardless of the patient's race, ethnicity, age, gender or chronic disease, the researchers said.
researchers analyzed electronic health records of 194,191 adult patients at Caesars Medical Institution in Southern California, USA, who were diagnosed with COVID-19 between January 2020 and May 2021.
All patients reported their level of physical activity before infection, a conventional measurement method known as "sports vital signs." Each patient is divided into 5 categories, ranging from always inactive (exercise 10 minutes per week or less) to active (exercise 150 minutes per week).
Statistical analysis shows that the more physical activity the patients report, the lower the risk of hospitalization or death within 90 days after the diagnosis of COVID-19. This trend is consistent across all levels of activity, with patients who always actively exercise at the lowest risk.
For patients with certain underlying chronic diseases, such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease or obesity, the more exercise, the lower the hospitalization or mortality rate, which are usually associated with an increased risk of poor prognosis of COVID-19.
researchers said that the research results fully demonstrate that doctors need to emphasize to patients that vaccination and strengthening physical exercise are the two most important things to prevent the serious consequences of COVID-19.
(Source: Science and Technology Daily)
Editor: Han Luying
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