TABLE 2.
Baseline physical, anthropometric and clinical parameters of the PCC patients in the no-exercise and exercise group before and after the exercise intervention.
| Exercise (n = 15) | No-exercise (n = 10) | Time effect p-value | TimeXgroup effect p-Value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 men, 8 women | 2 men, 8 women | |||||
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | |||
| Age (yrs) | 51.3 ± 12.2 | — | 51.8 ± 16.7 | — | ||
| Duration of PCC in months median value (range) a | 20 (1–22) | — | 10.5 (3–23) | — | ||
| Vaccinated before infection | 6/15 | — | 5/10 | — | ||
| Vaccinated before recruitment (1–4 doses) | 15/15 | — | 10/10 | — | ||
| Weight (kg)* | 81.2 ± 10.2 | 80.85 ± 9.9 | 72.8 ± 9.3 | 73.3 ± 10.0 | n.s | n.s |
| Height (cm)* | 167.3 ± 7.3 | — | 164.1 ± 6.1 | — | ||
| BMI (kg/m2)* | 29.1 ± 4.3 | 28.96 ± 4.1 | 27.2 ± 4.3 | 27.65 ± 4.5 | n.s | p = 0.077 |
| Waist circumference (cm)* | 101.7 ± 8.7 | 101.11 ± 7.6 | 92.8 ± 11.5 | 92.5 ± 11.82 | n.s | n.s |
| Systolic Blood pressure (mmHg)* | 122.7 ± 12.6 | 122.73 ± 11.4 | 119.6 ± 11.9 | 118.0 ± 12.2 | n.s | n.s |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)* | 77.3 ± 7.6 | 79.13 ± 6.4 | 78.2 ± 7.6 | 76.30 ± 6.8 | n.s | n.s |
| Resting heart rate (BPM)* | 77.1 ± 10.3 | 74.73 ± 10.8 | 82.1 ± 9.8 | 75.80 ± 1.0 | p = 0.057 | n.s |
*Mean ± SD. p values in Italic indicate tendencies. n.s, not significant; BPM, beats per minute.
a
Baseline was calculated from 3 months post-infection.