Key result
COVID-19 quarantine measures carry long-term effects on cardiovascular disease risk, mainly related to unhealthy lifestyle behaviors and anxiety.
Why the study?
Does quarantine affect cardiovascular risk in the population?
Does quarantine affect cardiovascular risk in the population?
COVID-19 quarantine measures may increase long-term cardiovascular risk due to unhealthy lifestyle changes and anxiety.
COVID-19 is causing a global pandemic with a high number of deaths and infected people. To contain the diffusion of COVID-19 virus, governments have enforced restrictions on outdoor activities or even collective quarantine on the population. Quarantine carries some long-term effects on cardiovascular disease, mainly related to unhealthy lifestyle and anxiety.
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Mattioli et al. (2020) studied this question. COVID-19 quarantine measures carry long-term effects on cardiovascular disease risk, mainly related to unhealthy lifestyle behaviors and anxiety.
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