| Title: | The association between a lifestyle score, socioeconomic status, and COVID-19 outcomes within the UK Biobank cohort |
| Journal: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
| Published: | 30 Mar 2022 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35351028/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07132-9 |
| URL: | https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12879-022-07132-9 |
| Citations: | 23 (18 in last 2 years) as of 8 Aug 2024 |
Publication 12447
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Abstract
BackgroundInfection with SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) impacts disadvantaged groups most. Lifestyle factors are also associated with adverse COVID-19 outcomes. To inform COVID-19 policy and interventions, we explored effect modification of socioeconomic-status (SES) on associations between lifestyle and COVID-19 outcomes.MethodsUsing data from UK-Biobank, a large prospective cohort of 502,536 participants aged 37-73 years recruited between 2006 and 2010, we assigned participants a lifestyle score comprising nine factors. Poisson regression models with penalised splines were used to analyse associations between lifestyle score, deprivation (Townsend), and COVID-19 mortality and severe COVID-19. Associations between each exposure and outcome were examined independently before participants were dichotomised by deprivation to examine exposures jointly. Models were adjusted for sociodemographic/health factors.ResultsOf 343,850 participants (mean age > 60 years) with complete data, 707 (0.21%) died from COVID-19 and 2506 (0.76%) had severe COVID-19. There was evidence of a nonlinear association between lifestyle score and COVID-19 mortality but limited evidence for nonlinearity between lifestyle score and severe COVID-19 and between deprivation and COVID-19 outcomes. Compared with low deprivation, participants in the high deprivation group had higher risk of COVID-19 outcomes across the lifestyle score. There was evidence for an additive interaction between lifestyle score and deprivation. Compared with participants with the healthiest lifestyle score in the low deprivation group, COVID-19 mortality risk ratios (95% CIs) for those with less healthy scores in low versus high deprivation groups were 5.09 (1.39-25.20) and 9.60 (4.70-21.44), respectively. Equivalent figures for severe COVID-19 were 5.17 (2.46-12.01) and 6.02 (4.72-7.71). Alternative SES measures produced similar results.ConclusionsUnhealthy lifestyles are associated with higher risk of adverse COVID-19, but risks are highest in the most disadvantaged, suggesting an additive influence between SES and lifestyle. COVID-19 policy and interventions should consider both lifestyle and SES. The greatest public health benefit from lifestyle focussed COVID-19 policy and interventions is likely to be seen when greatest support for healthy living is provided to the most disadvantaged groups.</p>
12 Keywords
- Adult
- Aged
- Biological Specimen Banks
- COVID-19
- Humans
- Life Style
- Middle Aged
- Prospective Studies
- Risk Factors
- SARS-CoV-2
- Social Class
- United Kingdom
14 Authors
- Hamish M. E. Foster
- Frederick K. Ho
- Frances S. Mair
- Bhautesh D. Jani
- Naveed Sattar
- Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi
- Jill P. Pell
- Claire L. Niedzwiedz
- Claire E. Hastie
- Jana J. Anderson
- Barbara I. Nicholl
- Jason M. R. Gill
- Carlos Celis-Morales
- Catherine A. O'Donnell
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