Why the study?
Does symptomatic COVID-19 infection reduce predicted maximal aerobic capacity in young adult recruits compared to asymptomatic infection or no infection?
Population
199 young Swiss recruits (median age 21 years; 87% men)
Comparison
COVID-19 convalescent vs asymptomatically infected and SARS-CoV-2 naive recruits
Follow-up
Median 45 days
Authors
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Symptomatic COVID-19 was associated with reduced aerobic capacity in young adults; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation before clinical adoption.
Does symptomatic COVID-19 infection reduce predicted maximal aerobic capacity in young adult recruits compared to asymptomatic infection or no infection?
Symptomatic, apparently mild COVID-19 infection in young adults is associated with a significant decrease in maximal aerobic capacity at 45 days post-infection, suggesting potential lung injury.
Crameri et al. (2020) studied this question.
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