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Table 2 Correlation between total MET min/week, moderate intensity activity, and inflammatory markers, age and duration to negative PCR conversion among mild and moderate COVID patients

From: Beneficial role of healthy eating Index-2015 score & physical activity on COVID-19 outcomes

 

Mild COVID patients (n = 38)

Moderate COVID patients (n = 30)

Total MET min/week

Moderate intensity activity (min/week)

Total MET min/week

Moderate intensity activity (min/week)

 

R

P value

r

P value

r

P value

r

P value

 

Age (Years)

-0.30

0.069

-0.03

0.856

-0.23

0.221

0.11

0.509

 

Duration to negative PCR

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-0.24

0.204

 

HEI

-0.05

0.764

0.20

0.239

0.18

0.337

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Lymphocytic count

-0.06

0.723

0.30

0.069

0.35

0.059

0.18

0.290

 

Lymphocytic (%)

0.07

0.677

0.13

0.423

0.53

0.003**

0.08

0.616

 

 N/R

-0.02

0.903

-0.25

0.126

-0.47

0.009***

-0.16

0.348

 

CRP

-0.18

0.286

0.07

0.674

-0.35

0.062

0.24

0.151

 

Ferritin

-0.07

0.644

-0.01

0.967

-0.30

0.110

0.32

0.047*

 

LDH

-0.18

0.291

-0.12

0.477

-0.10

0.585

-0.08

0.649

 

d-Dimer

0.01

0.996

-0.05

0.790

-0.27

0.155

0.26

0.113

 
  1. N/L: Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio, r is the correlation coefficient & it ranges from − 1 to + 1, p value < 0.05 is considered significant.
  2. *Significant fair positive correlation.
  3. ** Significant moderate to good positive correlation.
  4. *** Significant fair negative correlation.