Table 1 Characteristics of included studies
From: Cardiovascular complications and outcomes among athletes with COVID-19 disease: a systematic review
No | Study | Country | Study design | No. of participants | Type of athlete | Age (Mean ± SD) | Study Period* | NOS Quality Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rajpal et al. [6] | United States | Cross-sectional | 26 | College student athletes | 19.5 ± 1.5 | June-August 2020 | 6 ¥ |
2 | Brito et al. [9] | United States | Cross-sectional | 54 | College student athletes | 19 | July 2020 | 7 ¥ |
3 | Erickson et al. [10] | United States | Cross-sectional | 170 | College student athletes | 19.56 ± 1.51 for Men (N = 91); 19.44 ± 1.19 for Women (N = 79) | August 1-December 30, 2020 | 7 ¥ |
4 | Hendrickson et al. [11] | United States | Cross-sectional | 137 | Collegiate athletes | 20 (18–27) | July 9-October 21, 2020 | 5 ¥ |
5 | Vago et al. [12] | Hungary | Cross-sectional | 12 | Elite athletes | 23 (20–23) | NR | 4 ¥ |
6 | Daniels et al. [13] | United States | Cross-sectional | 1597 | College athletes | 22 (10–77) | March 1-December 15, 2020 | 6 ¥ |
7 | Cavigli t al. [14] | Italy | Cross-sectional | 90 | Professional athletes | 24 ± 10 | NR | 5 ¥ |
8 | Martinez et al. [15] | United States | Cross-sectional | 789 | Professional athletes | 25 (19–41) | May and October 2020 | 5 ¥ |
9 | Małek et al. [16] | Poland | Retrospective cohort | 26 | Elite athletes | 24 | August and October 2020 | 6 § |
10 | Cavarretta et al. [17] | Italy | Cohort | 30 | Professional soccer players | 22 | 2020 | 4 § |
11 | Mascia et al. [18] | Italy | Retrospective cohort | 58 | Professional soccer players | NA | 2020 | 4 § |
12 | Clark et al. [8] | United States | Retrospective cohort | 59 | Collegiate athletes | 20 (19–34) | NR | 7 § |
13 | Moulson et al. [19] | United States | Prospective cohort | 3018 | Colleges and universities athletes | 20 (2) | September 1-December 31, 2020 | 7 § |
14 | Gervasi et al. [20] | Italy | Retrospective cohort | 18 | Professional soccer players | 22 (21–27) | NR | 6 § |
15 | Starekova et al. [21] | United States | Case series | 145 | College student athletes | 19.6 ± 1.3 | January 1- November 29, 2020 | - |