The epidemiological profile associated with lifestyle risk factors and nutritional status for COVID-19 patients in the Iraqi population

To determine the prevalence of COVID-19 infection and to identify the lifestyle factors and nutritional status associated with the epidemiological profile of COVID-19 patients. This cross-sectional survey was carried out in the eighteen Iraqi governorates, from 1 August to 20 of October 2020. At the end of this study, 433 participants were recruited. The prevalence of coronavirus infection was 37.18%. Smoking and active physical activity were relatively higher for COVID-19 patients who are male, and belonged to the under-45 age range were 91.3%. It notices that COVID-19 patients who smoked and had active physical activity were married, residents in urban, and worked. Likewise, COVID-19 patients who had equal or more than an institute/college level of education are smokers and had active physical activity. Obesity prevalence was higher for patients aged