Physical activity status prevents symptoms of long covid: Sulcovid-19 survey.

Autor: Rocha JQS; Federal University of Rio Grande, Visconde de Paranaguá, 102, Centro, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, 96203-900, Brazil. julianaqrocha2@gmail.com., Caputo EL; Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, USA., Vieira YP; Federal University of Rio Grande, Visconde de Paranaguá, 102, Centro, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, 96203-900, Brazil., Afonso MDS; Federal University of Rio Grande, Visconde de Paranaguá, 102, Centro, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, 96203-900, Brazil., Duro SMS; Federal University of Pelotas, Gomes Carneiro, 01, Balsa, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, 96010-610, Brazil., de Oliveira Saes M; Federal University of Rio Grande, Visconde de Paranaguá, 102, Centro, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, 96203-900, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation [BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil] 2023 Dec 14; Vol. 15 (1), pp. 170. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 14.
DOI: 10.1186/s13102-023-00782-5
Abstrakt: Background: Physical activity is indicated as a treatment for Long COVID, but prevention is unknown. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between physical activity (PA) before and after acute SARS-Cov-2 infection and the presence of Long COVID symptoms in adults.
Methods: We used data from the Sulcovid-19, a longitudinal study carried out with individuals who were infected by SARS-Cov-2 between December/2020 and March/2021. Participants were asked about 19 symptoms commonly associated with long COVID. Three PA variables were built, as follows: (1) remained inactive; (2) became inactive; (3) remained active.
Results: 2.919 people were interviewed. The prevalence of individuals who had at least one symptom of Long COVID is 48.3% (95%CI 46.5-51.1). Our results showed that 71.8% (95%CI 70.1-73.4) of the individuals remained inactive, 14.9% (95%CI 13.6-16.2) became inactive and 13.3% (95% CI 12.1-14.6) remained active. The likelihood of experiencing long COVID symptoms was reduced in the musculoskeletal (PR 0.70; 95%CI 0.49-0.99), neurological (PR 0.61; 95%CI 0.43-0.88), and respiratory (PR 0.58; 95%CI 0.35-0.96) systems in those who remained active. In addition, the likelihood of experiencing Long COVID symptoms was 7% less in those who remained active.
Conclusions: Continuous PA practice showed important protection effect for Long COVID symptoms in adults.
(© 2023. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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