Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, The Netherlands.
Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, The Netherlands.
J Sci Med Sport. 2021 Apr;24(4):332-337. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2020.10.009. Epub 2020 Oct 21.
To explore changes in running behavior due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, assess presence of symptoms suggestive for COVID-19 and identify whether there is an association between running behavior and COVID-19.
Prospective cohort study.
For this study we used a cohort of runners participating in an ongoing randomized controlled trial on running injury prevention among recreational runners. At baseline, demographic and training variables were collected. Seven weeks after starting the lockdown, information on running behavior (interval training, training with partner and physical distancing during training) and running habits (training frequency, duration, distance and speed) were obtained. Furthermore, healthcare utilization and symptoms suggestive for COVID-19 were assessed. To determine the association between running and symptoms suggestive for COVID-19, univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed.
Of the 2586 included participants, 2427 (93.9%) participants continued running during lockdown with no significant changes in mean weekly training variables. A total of 253 participants (9.8%) experienced symptoms suggestive for COVID-19 and 10 participants tested positive for COVID-19. Two participants were admitted to hospital due to COVID-19 with both one day of admission. Running behavior and running habits were not associated with the onset of symptoms suggestive for COVID-19.
The large majority of runners in the Netherlands did not change their running habits during lockdown. No association between running behavior or running habits and onset of symptoms suggestive for COVID-19 was identified. This implicates that running outdoor during lockdown does not negatively affect health of runners.
探讨 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行导致的跑步行为变化，评估 COVID-19 症状的出现，并确定跑步行为与 COVID-19 之间是否存在关联。
前瞻性队列研究。
本研究使用了参加一项正在进行的关于休闲跑者跑步损伤预防的随机对照试验的跑者队列。在基线时，收集了人口统计学和训练变量。在开始封锁的 7 周后，获取了跑步行为（间歇训练、与伙伴一起训练和训练期间保持身体距离）和跑步习惯（训练频率、持续时间、距离和速度）的信息。此外，评估了医疗保健的利用情况和 COVID-19 症状。为了确定跑步与 COVID-19 症状之间的关联，进行了单变量和多变量逻辑回归分析。
在纳入的 2586 名参与者中，2427 名（93.9%）参与者在封锁期间继续跑步，平均每周训练变量没有明显变化。共有 253 名（9.8%）参与者出现 COVID-19 症状，10 名参与者 COVID-19 检测呈阳性。有 2 名参与者因 COVID-19 住院，其中 1 名住院 1 天。跑步行为和跑步习惯与 COVID-19 症状的出现无关。
荷兰的大多数跑步者在封锁期间没有改变他们的跑步习惯。没有发现跑步行为或跑步习惯与 COVID-19 症状的出现之间存在关联。这表明在封锁期间户外跑步不会对跑步者的健康产生负面影响。
