Tavakol, 188 patient exercise study: 69% lower severe cases [p=0.05] https://c19p.org/tavakol
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Relationship between physical activity, healthy lifestyle and COVID-19 disease severity; a cross-sectional study
et al., Journal of Public Health, doi:10.1007/s10389-020-01468-9
Retrospective 206 patients in Iran, showing COVID-19 disease severity associated with lower physical activity.
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risk of severe case, 68.5% lower, RR 0.31, p = 0.05, high activity levels 3 of 64 (4.7%), low activity levels 19 of 124 (15.3%), NNT 9.4, adjusted per study, odds ratio converted to relative risk, moderate to high activity versus low activity, multivariable.
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| Effect extraction follows pre-specified rules prioritizing more serious outcomes. Submit updates |
Tavakol et al., 2/4/2021, retrospective, Iran, Middle East, peer-reviewed, 9 authors, study period 20 March, 2020 - 24 April, 2020.
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