The effect of nutrition and physical activity on the length of hospitalization and biochemical parameters in patients diagnosed with COVID-19

In this study, it was aimed to investigate the effects of nutrition and physical activity on the length of hospital stay and biochemical parameters in patients with Covid-19. Volunteers over the age of 18 who were hospitalized in the Bursa City Hospital Infection Clinic and agreed to participate in the study were included in the study. A questionnaire form including sociodemographic characteristics, food consumption frequency, physical activity status and biochemical parameters was applied to the individuals. It was determined that there was a negative significant relationship between the percentages of daily energy and macronutrients such as protein, vegetable protein, monounsaturated fat, dietary fiber and insoluble dietary fiber and hospital stay (p<0.05). It was determined that there was no statistically significant relationship between the need to stay in the intensive care unit according to the BMI classification of the participants. It was determined that there is a statistically significant relationship between the sedimentation and procalcitonin parameters, which are among the biochemical parameters, and the length of stay in the hospital (p<0.05). As a result of this research; It is thought that energy and some macronutrient intakes of individuals positively affect the length of hospital stay. No correlation was found between BMI and physical activity with the length of hospital stay.