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In reply to the discussion: Pick up the pace! Slow walkers four times more likely to die from COVID-19, study finds [View all]hlthe2b
(105,929 posts)6. Full of confounding. Slow walkers also include those with osteoarthritis that also affects the young
and lean (former?) athletes.
If one wants to look at associated risk among the obese? Fine. BMI is at least a reasonable proxy. Self-reported slow walking (alone) is not.
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Klaralven
Mar 2021
OP
You are working in a reverse fashion from what I was, I meant that the odds are pretty high
Celerity
Mar 2021
#20
that has no logical bearing on my scientific point I made, and it is not prejudice
Celerity
Mar 2021
#26
Misleading! There is no indication at the linked site that this study ascertained
spooky3
Mar 2021
#4
Full of confounding. Slow walkers also include those with osteoarthritis that also affects the young
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#6
The study has references about walking pace being a good proxy for fitness
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2021
#10
It is a confounded measure. BMI is an imperfect proxy for obesity (the extremely muscular
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#11
No, that's really a ridiculous comparison - "along the lines of 'gambling causes cancer'"
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2021
#12
It is the classic example used to teach those who do not understand the concept of confounding
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#39
You are ignoring that brisk walking is an indicator of basic fitness
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2021
#40
It is a confounded proxy, inadequate without including additional variables to adjust for their .
hlthe2b
Mar 2021
#41