The Association between Lifestyle Factors and COVID-19: Findings from Qatar Biobank

<p dir="ltr">Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) manifestations range from mild to severe life-threatening symptoms, including death. COVID-19 susceptibility has been associated with various factors, but studies in Qatar are limited. The objective of this study was to investigate the...

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Main Author: Zoha Akbar (17945297) (author)
Other Authors: Hasna H. Kunhipurayil (22476044) (author), Jessica Saliba (22443528) (author), Jamil Ahmad (327791) (author), Layla Al-Mansoori (9292751) (author), Hebah A. Al Khatib (10977231) (author), Asmaa A. Al Thani (22045214) (author), Zumin Shi (13407708) (author), Abdullah Shaito (20545181) (author)
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Public health
COVID-19
smoking
vitamin D
obesity
bariatric surgery
dietary patterns
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description <p dir="ltr">Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) manifestations range from mild to severe life-threatening symptoms, including death. COVID-19 susceptibility has been associated with various factors, but studies in Qatar are limited. The objective of this study was to investigate the correlation between COVID-19 susceptibility and various sociodemographic and lifestyle factors, including age, gender, body mass index, smoking status, education level, dietary patterns, supplement usage, physical activity, a history of bariatric surgery, diabetes, and hypertension. We utilized logistic regression to analyze these associations, using the data of 10,000 adult participants, aged from 18 to 79, from Qatar Biobank. In total, 10.5% (<i>n</i> = 1045) of the participants had COVID-19. Compared to non-smokers, current and ex-smokers had lower odds of having COVID-19 (odds ratio [OR] = 0.55; 95% CI: 0.44–0.68 and OR = 0.70; 95% CI: 0.57–0.86, respectively). Vitamin D supplement use was associated with an 18% reduction in the likelihood of contracting COVID-19 (OR = 0.82; 95% CI: 0.69–0.97). Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m<sup>2</sup>), a history of bariatric surgery, and higher adherence to the modern dietary pattern—characterized by the consumption of foods high in saturated fat and refined carbohydrates—were positively associated with COVID-19. Our findings indicate that adopting a healthy lifestyle may be helpful in the prevention of COVID-19 infection.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Nutrients<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16071037" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16071037</a></p>
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spelling The Association between Lifestyle Factors and COVID-19: Findings from Qatar BiobankZoha Akbar (17945297)Hasna H. Kunhipurayil (22476044)Jessica Saliba (22443528)Jamil Ahmad (327791)Layla Al-Mansoori (9292751)Hebah A. Al Khatib (10977231)Asmaa A. Al Thani (22045214)Zumin Shi (13407708)Abdullah Shaito (20545181)Biological sciencesBioinformatics and computational biologyBiomedical and clinical sciencesCardiovascular medicine and haematologyClinical sciencesNutrition and dieteticsHealth sciencesEpidemiologyPublic healthCOVID-19smokingvitamin Dobesitybariatric surgerydietary patterns<p dir="ltr">Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) manifestations range from mild to severe life-threatening symptoms, including death. COVID-19 susceptibility has been associated with various factors, but studies in Qatar are limited. The objective of this study was to investigate the correlation between COVID-19 susceptibility and various sociodemographic and lifestyle factors, including age, gender, body mass index, smoking status, education level, dietary patterns, supplement usage, physical activity, a history of bariatric surgery, diabetes, and hypertension. We utilized logistic regression to analyze these associations, using the data of 10,000 adult participants, aged from 18 to 79, from Qatar Biobank. In total, 10.5% (<i>n</i> = 1045) of the participants had COVID-19. Compared to non-smokers, current and ex-smokers had lower odds of having COVID-19 (odds ratio [OR] = 0.55; 95% CI: 0.44–0.68 and OR = 0.70; 95% CI: 0.57–0.86, respectively). Vitamin D supplement use was associated with an 18% reduction in the likelihood of contracting COVID-19 (OR = 0.82; 95% CI: 0.69–0.97). Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m<sup>2</sup>), a history of bariatric surgery, and higher adherence to the modern dietary pattern—characterized by the consumption of foods high in saturated fat and refined carbohydrates—were positively associated with COVID-19. Our findings indicate that adopting a healthy lifestyle may be helpful in the prevention of COVID-19 infection.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Nutrients<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16071037" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16071037</a></p>2024-04-03T06:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.3390/nu16071037https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/The_Association_between_Lifestyle_Factors_and_COVID-19_Findings_from_Qatar_Biobank/30415063CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/304150632024-04-03T06:00:00Z
spellingShingle The Association between Lifestyle Factors and COVID-19: Findings from Qatar Biobank
Zoha Akbar (17945297)
Biological sciences
Bioinformatics and computational biology
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
Clinical sciences
Nutrition and dietetics
Health sciences
Epidemiology
Public health
COVID-19
smoking
vitamin D
obesity
bariatric surgery
dietary patterns
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title The Association between Lifestyle Factors and COVID-19: Findings from Qatar Biobank
title_full The Association between Lifestyle Factors and COVID-19: Findings from Qatar Biobank
title_fullStr The Association between Lifestyle Factors and COVID-19: Findings from Qatar Biobank
title_full_unstemmed The Association between Lifestyle Factors and COVID-19: Findings from Qatar Biobank
title_short The Association between Lifestyle Factors and COVID-19: Findings from Qatar Biobank
title_sort The Association between Lifestyle Factors and COVID-19: Findings from Qatar Biobank
topic Biological sciences
Bioinformatics and computational biology
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
Clinical sciences
Nutrition and dietetics
Health sciences
Epidemiology
Public health
COVID-19
smoking
vitamin D
obesity
bariatric surgery
dietary patterns