Socio-demographic, lifestyle and health characteristics as predictors of self-reported Covid-19 history among older adults: 2006-2020 Health and Retirement Study
Retrospective 2,830 people in the USA, showing lower risk of COVID-19 with a history of moderate/vigorous exercise.
risk of case, 43.0% lower, OR 0.57, p = 0.05, high activity levels 1,710, low activity levels 448, adjusted per study, multivariable, >1/week vs. none, model 2, RR approximated with OR.
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risk of case, 62.0% lower, OR 0.38, p = 0.010, high activity levels 672, low activity levels 448, adjusted per study, multivariable, 1-4/mon vs. none, model 2, RR approximated with OR.
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Beydoun et al., 12 Mar 2022, retrospective, USA, peer-reviewed, survey, 7 authors.
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Socio-demographic, lifestyle and health characteristics as predictors
of self-reported Covid-19 history among older adults: 2006-2020
Health and Retirement Study
Hind A. Beydoun PhD, MPH , May A. Beydoun PhD, MPH ,
Sharmin Hossain PhD , Brook T. Alemu PhD ,
Rana S. Gautam PhD , Jordan Weiss PhD ,
Alan B. Zonderman PhD
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2022.02.021
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Hind A. Beydoun PhD, MPH ,
May A. Beydoun PhD, MPH ,
Sharmin Hossain PhD ,
Brook T. Alemu PhD ,
Rana S. Gautam PhD ,
Jordan Weiss PhD ,
Alan B. Zonderman PhD , Socio-demographic, lifestyle and health characteristics as predictors
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Highlights
Longitudinal study of U.S. older adults from 2006-2020 Health and Retirement Study
Overall prevalence of Covid-19 history was 1.1%
More household members and depressive symptoms related to Covid-19 history
Number of cardiometabolic conditions inversely related to Covid-19 history
Trends in hypertension, diabetes and heart disease differed by Covid-19 history
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Socio-demographic, lifestyle and health characteristics as predictors of self-reported
Covid-19 history among older adults: 2006-2020 Health and Retirement Study
Hind A. Beydoun, PhD, MPHa (hind.a.baydoun.civ@mail.mil); May A. Beydoun, PhD, MPHb
(baydounm@mail.nih.gov); Sharmin Hossain, PhDb (sharminh6@gmail.com); Brook T. Alemu,
PhDc (balemu@email.wcu.edu); Rana S. Gautam, PhDd (rana.gautam@ung.edu); Jordan Weiss,
PhDe (jordanmnw@gmail.com); Alan B. Zonderman, PhDb (zondermana@mail.nih.gov)
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b
Department of Research Programs, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, VA, USA 22060
Laboratory of Epidemiology and Population Sciences, National Institute on Aging, NIA/NIH/IRP, Baltimore, MD, USA 21225
c
Health Sciences Program, School of Health Sciences, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, USA 28723
e
Department of Sociology and Human Services, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, GA 30597
e
Department of Demography, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA 94720
* Corresponding author:
Hind A. Beydoun, PhD, MPH, Department of Research Programs,
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, 9300 DeWitt Loop,
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060, Phone: 571-231-1681, Fax: 571-231-6667
Email: Hind.a.Baydoun.civ@mail.mil
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