Predictors of Time to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection in the National Basketball Association: A Retrospective Case-Control Study

A case-control study was conducted between 1 December 2021 and 31 January 2022 to identify factors, which increase risk for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among athletes in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Behavioral factors and stadium attendance significantly decreased time to COVID-19 infection, but local COVID-19 rates were not associated in a multivariable model.

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A case-control study was conducted to identify risk factors for COVID-19 among athletes in the NBA. The study found that behavioral factors and stadium attendance significantly decreased the time to COVID-19 infection, but local COVID-19 rates were not associated with the infection risk in a multivariable model.