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01-11-2021 | COVID-19 | Concise Research Report
Association of COVID-19 Outbreak with Changes in Physical Activity Among Adults with Elevated Risk for Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events
Authors:
Kimberly J. Waddell, PhD, MS, Kevin G. Volpp, MD, PhD, Neel P. Chokshi, MD, MBA, Dylan S. Small, PhD, Louise B. Russell, PhD, Catherine Reale, BS, Mitesh S. Patel, MD, MBA
Published in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Issue 11/2021
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Excerpt
While the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders reduced the risk of viral transmission, their impact on preventive health behaviors of high-risk patients is unknown. Greater physical activity is associated with lower cardiovascular disease and mortality rates.
1 For individuals at elevated risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), a short-term reduction in activity could impact longer-term habits.
2 The objective of this study was to evaluate the association of the COVID-19 pandemic and the stay-at-home order issued on March 23, 2020, in Metropolitan Philadelphia with changes in physical activity among adults at elevated risk for MACE and examine differences in physical activity changes by sociodemographic characteristics. …
