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Covid-19: Physical inactivity tied to higher risk, says study
Reuters/London Filed on April 20, 2021 | Last updated on April 20, 2021 at 12.11 am
A Covid-19 patient attends a physiotherapy session at the Hospital Endermera Isabel Zendal in Madrid. AFP
Consistently inactive patients had worse outcomes than patients who got some exercise
Patients with Covid-19 who have been consistently physically inactive have a significantly higher risk of severe outcomes than patients who were getting at least some exercise or regularly met physical activity guidelines prior to the illness, researchers found. Among the 48,440 patients in their study, 14.4 per cent were consistently inactive in the two years before their Covid-19 diagnosis, 79.1 per cent had some activity, and 6.4 per cent consistently met recommended physical activity guidelines of at least 150 minutes per week.
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Patients with COVID-19 who have been consistently physically inactive have a significantly higher risk of severe outcomes than patients who were getting at least some exercise or regularly met physical activity guidelines prior to the illness, researchers found. Among the 48,440 patients in their study, 14.4% were consistently inactive in the two years before their COVID-19 diagnosis, 79.1% had some activity, and 6.4% consistently met recommended physical activity guidelines of at least 150 minutes per week. Compared with those who consistently met activity guidelines, people who were consistently inactive w
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Importantly, even people who could not realistically exercise 150 minutes or more per week still experienced significant benefits compared with people who said they exercised 10 minutes or less.
Compared with the most active people in the study those who exercised 150 minutes or more every week patients with COVID-19 who were consistently inactive were 226% more likely to be hospitalized, 173% more likely to be admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU), and 149% more likely to die.
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