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Why are COVID-19 effects less severe in Sub-Saharan Africa? Moving more and sitting less may be a primary reason.
Wachira, Lucy-Joy; Arena, Ross; Sallis, James F; Lambert, Estelle V; Ong'wen, Otieno Martin; Laddu, Deepika R; Onywera, Vincent; Oyeyemi, Adewale L.
  • Wachira LJ; Dept. of Physical Education and Exercise Science, School of Public Health and Applied Human Sciences, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya. Electronic address: wachira.lucy@ku.ac.ke.
  • Arena R; Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Science, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, United States of America; Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, United States of America. Electronic address: raarena@uic.edu.
  • Sallis JF; Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States of America; Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  • Lambert EV; Research Centre for Health through Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Sport (HPALS), Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Ong'wen OM; AfyAfrica Orthopedic services, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Laddu DR; Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Science, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, United States of America; Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, United States of America.
  • Onywera V; Dept. of Physical Education and Exercise Science, School of Public Health and Applied Human Sciences, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Oyeyemi AL; Department of Physiotherapy, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
Prog Cardiovasc Dis ; 71: 103-105, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1804968

Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: Prog Cardiovasc Dis Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: Prog Cardiovasc Dis Year: 2022 Document Type: Article