Repeated cardiopulmonary performance measurements in young competitive handball players with and without SARS-CoV-2 infection

Table 3 Results of the diagnostic examination DLCO, blood pressure 24 h-monitoring and echocardiography at post-test T2 between groups (unpaired t-test)

Parameters in T2	SCoV Mean ± SD	noSCoV Mean ± SD	p-value	n²_p
Resting parameters
R_AW (kPa l⁻¹)	0.28 ± 0.06	0.25 ± 0.06	0.23	0.09
DL_CO, %predicted	124.3 ± 13.7	113.8 ± 13.1	0.14	0.15
DL_CO/V_A, %predicted	111.6 ± 11.5	116.1 ± 11.8	0.45	0.04
24 h SBP (mmHg)	137.5 ± 12.4	134.8 ± 7.0	0.61	0.02
24 h DBP (mmHg)	76.3 ± 6.4	75.6 ± 7.0	0.80	0.01
EF% (Teich)	62.4 ± 4.8	64.1 ± 4.7	0.47	0.03
GLS%	− 16.6 ± 2.0	− 16.5 ± 1.7	0.88	< 0.01
hsCRP (mg/l)	0.68 ± 0.2	0.60 ± 0.0	0.17	0.13

SCoV, group with SARS-CoV-2; noSCoV, group without SARS-CoV-2; R_AW, airway resistance; DL_CO %predicted, %predicted standard single-breath lung diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide; DL_CO/VA %predicted, %predicted diffusing capacity divided by the alveolar volume; 24 h SBP (mmHg), mean systolic blood pressure over a 24-h period; 24 h DBP (mmHg), mean diastolic blood pressure over a 24-h period; n²_p, partial eta-squared; EF%, Ejection fraction; GLS%, global longitudinal strain; hsCRP (mg/l), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
*Significant differences, the values are given as the means and standard deviations

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