Physical activity and risk of infection, severity and mortality of COVID-19: a systematic review and non-linear dose–response meta-analysis of data from 1 853 610 …

Y Ezzatvar, R Ramírez-Vélez, M Izquierdo… - British journal of sports …, 2022 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To quantify the association between physical activity and risk of SARS-CoV-2
infection, COVID-19-associated hospitalisation, severe illness and death due to COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] Data analytics in physical activity studies with accelerometers: sco** review

YT Liang, C Wang, CK Hsiao - Journal of medical Internet research, 2024 - jmir.org
Background Monitoring free-living physical activity (PA) through wearable devices enables
the real-time assessment of activity features associated with health outcomes and provision …

A phenome‐wide investigation of risk factors for severe COVID‐19

A Baranova, H Cao, S Teng… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
With the continued spread of COVID‐19 globally, it is crucial to identify the potential risk or
protective factors associated with COVID‐19. Here, we performed genetic correlation …

Effects of physical activity on the severity of illness and mortality in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

N Sittichai, N Parasin, S Saokaew… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purpose: This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the association between
Physical activity (PA) before Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and the …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity lowers the risk for acute respiratory infections: Time for recognition

DC Nieman, CA Sakaguchi - Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Physical inactivity is a well-established risk factor for chronic diseases, such as
cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes mellitus. There is a growing awareness that …

Prepandemic physical activity and risk of COVID-19 diagnosis and hospitalization in older adults

D Muñoz-Vergara, PM Wayne, E Kim, IM Lee… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Higher prepandemic physical activity (PA) levels have been associated with
lower risk and severity of COVID-19. Objective To investigate the association between self …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing clinical and public health interpretation of accelerometer-assessed physical activity with age-referenced values based on UK biobank data

AV Rowlands, AP Kingsnorth, BH Hansen… - Journal of Sport and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Background Higher accelerometer-assessed volume and intensity of physical activity (PA)
have been associated with a longer life expectancy but can be difficult to translate into …

Intensity or volume: the role of physical activity in longevity

F Schwendinger, D Infanger… - European Journal of …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Aims To investigate how physical activity (PA) volume, intensity, duration, and fragmentation
are associated with the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality. To produce …

Evaluating the prediction performance of objective physical activity measures for incident Parkinson's disease in the UK Biobank

A Zhao, E Cui, A Leroux, MA Lindquist… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Parkinson's disease (PD) is the fastest-growing neurological condition with over
10 million cases worldwide. While age and sex are known predictors of incident PD, there is …

Evidence-based physical activity for COVID-19: what do we know and what do we need to know?

B Gualano - British journal of sports medicine, 2022 - bjsm.bmj.com
Since the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020, scientists have put great
effort into increasing our understanding of the linkages between this new disease and the …