Table 4

Associations of physical activity level with COVID-19 mortality

Physical activity levelN deaths/N totalCOVID-19 mortality
OR (95% CI)
High138/106 0061 (reference)
Moderate150/105 5641.05 (0.83 to 1.33)
Low109/47 8271.41 (1.09 to 1.83)
  • Adjusted for baseline age, sex, ethnicity, BMI, Townsend Deprivation Index, smoking status, alcohol intake, educational attainment, number of illnesses and number of treatments/medications taken.

  • Significant associations (p<0.05) are highlighted in bold.

  • BMI, body mass index.