Cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity and risk of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 hospitalization: the HUNT study
Higher eCRF and LTPA were not associated with risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. In contrast, adults with high eCRF and LTPA were associated with a lower risk of COVID-19 related hospitalization compared to adults with low fitness and inactive lifestyles.
Authors
- Torbjørn Omland
- Javaid Nauman
- Dorthe Stensvold
- Ulrik Wisløff
- Espen Alexander Eriksen
Institutions
- University of Oslo (NO)
- United Arab Emirates University (AE)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Akershus University Hospital (NO)
- Zayed University (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-12684-1
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00