Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients who performed the SARS-CoV-2 testing in the Korean nationwide cohort (cohort A)

CharacteristicEntire cohortTypes of physical activity
Insufficient aerobic and muscle strengtheningMuscle strengthening onlyAerobic onlyAerobic and muscle strengthening
Total, n (%)76 395 (100.0)41 293 (54.1)5036 (6.6)18 994 (24.9)11 072 (14.5)
Age, years, n (%)
 20–3925 614 (33.5)13 005 (31.5)1747 (34.7)6072 (32.0)4790 (43.3)
 40–5928 856 (37.8)15 677 (38.0)2028 (40.3)7091 (37.3)4060 (36.7)
 ≥6021 925 (28.7)12 611 (30.5)1261 (25.0)5831 (30.7)2222 (20.1)
Sex, n (%)
 Male37 272 (48.8)17 703 (42.9)3156 (62.7)9217 (48.5)7196 (65.0)
 Female39 123 (51.2)23 590 (57.1)1880 (37.3)9777 (51.5)3876 (35.0)
Region of residence, n (%)
 Seoul Capital rea34 149 (44.7)18 442 (44.7)2448 (48.6)8200 (43.2)5059 (45.7)
 Daegu/Gyeongbuk area14 910 (19.5)8203 (19.8)1034 (20.5)3704 (19.5)1969 (17.8)
 Other area27 336 (35.8)14 648 (35.5)1554 (30.9)7090 (37.3)4044 (36.5)
Charlson comorbidity index, n (%)
 044 854 (58.7)23 405 (56.7)3137 (62.3)10 971 (57.8)7341 (66.3)
 19361 (12.3)5234 (12.7)617 (12.3)2277 (12.0)1233 (11.1)
 ≥222 180 (29.0)12 654 (30.6)1282 (25.5)5746 (30.3)2498 (22.6)
History of diabetes mellitus, n (%)6518 (8.5)3738 (9.1)355 (7.1)1745 (9.2)680 (6.1)
History of tuberculosis, n (%)1585 (2.1)860 (2.1)121 (2.4)383 (2.0)221 (2.0)
History of stroke, n (%)1038 (1.4)640 (1.6)45 (0.9)261 (1.4)92 (0.8)
History of cardiovascular disease, n (%)2357 (3.1)1372 (3.3)151 (3.0)601 (3.2)233 (2.1)
History of hypertension, n (%)14 528 (19.0)8245 (20.0)832 (16.5)3866 (20.4)1585 (14.3)
History of dyslipidaemia, n (%)5355 (7.0)2988 (7.2)336 (6.7)1425 (7.5)606 (5.5)
Body mass index, kg/m2, n (%)
 Mean (SD)23.9 (3.8)23.8 (3.9)23.7 (3.3)24.1 (3.8)24.1 (3.5)
 <2549 286 (64.5)26 883 (65.1)3398 (67.5)11 881 (62.6)7124 (64.3)
 25–3022 453 (29.4)11 822 (28.6)1442 (28.6)5822 (30.7)3367 (30.4)
 ≥304656 (6.1)2588 (6.3)196 (3.9)1291 (6.8)581 (5.3)
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg, mean (SD)121.2 (14.8)121.2 (15.2)121.1 (14.4)121.6 (13.6)120.8 (13.7)
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg, mean (SD)74.9 (10.0)74.8 (10.1)74.9 (9.9)75.0 (9.9)74.8 (9.7)
Fasting blood glucose, mg/dL, mean (SD)99.4 (24.7)99.8 (25.9)97.9 (21.3)99.8 (24.3)98.2 (22.0)
Serum total cholesterol, mg/dL, mean (SD)191.4 (40.4)191.7 (41.5)191.9 (38.4)190.5 (39.6)191.4 (38.4)
Glomerular filtration rate, mL/min, n (%)
 ≥9040 449 (52.9)22 168 (53.9)26 665 (53.1)9807 (51.9)5809 (52.7)
 60–8931 051 (40.6)16 026 (39.0)2110 (42.0)8065 (42.7)4850 (44.0)
 ≤594580 (6.0)2923 (7.1)247 (4.9)1035 (5.5)375 (3.4)
Household income, n (%)
 Low (0–39 percentile)21 427 (28.4)12 186 (29.5)1175 (23.3)5339 (28.1)2727 (24.6)
 Middle (40–79 percentile)33 482 (43.8)17 927 (43.4)2216 (44.0)8361 (44.0)4978 (45.0)
 High (80–100 percentile)21 486 (28.1)11 180 (27.1)1645 (32.7)5294 (27.9)3367 (30.4)
Smoking, n (%)
 Never smoker50 227 (65.7)28 472 (69.0)2931 (58.2)12 442 (65.6)6382 (57.6)
 Ex-smoker12 492 (16.4)5691 (13.8)1171 (23.3)3170 (16.7)2460 (22.2)
 Current smoker13 676 (17.9)7130 (17.3)934 (18.6)3382 (17.8)2230 (20.1)
Alcoholic drinks, days per week, n (%)
 <147 769 (62.5)27 003 (65.5)2843 (56.5)11 839 (62.5)6084 (55.0)
 1–220 375 (26.7)9988 (24.2)1598 (31.8)5044 (26.6)3745 (33.9)
 3–46074 (8.0)3103 (7.5)470 (9.3)1542 (8.1)959 (8.7)
 ≥52075 (2.7)1154 (2.8)120 (2.4)534 (2.8)267 (2.4)
Use of medication, n (%)
 Medication for hypertension, n (%)13 663 (17.9)7775 (18.8)774 (15.4)3659 (19.3)1455 (13.1)
 Medication for dyslipidaemia, n (%)4450 (5.8)2494 (6.0)264 (5.2)1206 (6.4)486 (4.4)
 Medication for diabetes mellitus, n (%)6080 (8.0)3494 (8.5)325 (6.5)1635 (8.6)626 (5.7)
 Medication for cardiovascular disease, n (%)2153 (2.8)1252 (3.0)134 (2.7)555 (2.9)212 (1.9)
  • SD, standard deviation.