Reduced maximal aerobic capacity after COVID-19 in young adult recruits, Switzerland, May 2020
Giovanni Andrea Gerardo Crameri, Michel Bielecki, Roland Züst, Thomas Werner Buehrer, Zeno Stanga, Jeremy Deuel
Abstract
In March 2020, we observed an outbreak of COVID-19 among a relatively homogenous group of 199 young (median age 21 years; 87% men) Swiss recruits. By comparing physical endurance before and in median 45 days after the outbreak, we found a significant decrease in predicted maximal aerobic capacity in COVID-19 convalescent but not in asymptomatically infected and SARS-CoV-2 naive recruits. This finding might be indicative of lung injury after apparently mild COVID-19 in young adults.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)OutbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMedicineYoung adultInternal medicineVirologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Cardiovascular Effects of ExerciseLong-Term Effects of COVID-19COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies