Associations of Physical Inactivity and COVID-19 Outcomes Among Subgroups

Authors

Gary N. Smith, Pomona CollegeFollow
Deborah Rohm YoungFollow
James F. Sallis, University of California - San Diego
Aileen Baecker
Deborah A. Cohen
Robert E. Sallis
Claudia L. Nau

Document Type

Article

Department

Economics (Pomona)

Publication Date

3-17-2023

Abstract

Selected as the AJPM paper of the year. This paper reports additional evidence that regular physical exercise prior to COVID infection substantially reduces the chances of hospitalization, admission to intensive care units, and death.

Comments

https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(22)00526-8/fulltext

This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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© 2022 American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2022.10.007

Recommended Citation

Smith, Gary N.; Young, Deborah Rohm; Sallis, James F.; Baecker, Aileen; Cohen, Deborah A.; Sallis, Robert E.; and Nau, Claudia L., "Associations of Physical Inactivity and COVID-19 Outcomes Among Subgroups" (2023). Pomona Faculty Publications and Research. 502.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/pomona_fac_pub/502