Body Composition and Physical Performance 1 Year After COVID-19

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OBJECTIVE: Long-term consequences after COVID-19 include physical complaints, which may impair physical recovery and quality of life.

DESIGN: We assessed body composition and physical ability in patients 12 months after COVID-19. Consecutively recruited patients recovering from mild to severe COVID-19 were assessed using bioelectrical impedance analysis, 6-min-walk test, additional scales for physical performance and health-related quality of life.

RESULTS: Overall physical recovery was good (i.e., Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended ≥7 in 96%, Modified Rankin Scale ≤1 in 87%, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group ≤1 in 99%). Forty-four percent of the 69 patients experienced a significant body mass index increase in the year after COVID-19 (≥1 kg/m 2 ), whereas skeletal muscle mass index was reduced in only 12%. Patients requiring intensive care treatment ( n = 15, 22%) during acute COVID-19 more often had a body mass index increase ( P = 0.002), worse 6-min-walk test-performance ( P = 0.044), and higher body fat mass ( P = 0.030) at the 1-yr follow-up when compared with patients with mild ( n = 22, 32%) and moderate ( n = 32, 46%) acute COVID-19. Body mass index increase was also more frequent in patients who had no professional rehabilitation ( P = 0.014).

CONCLUSIONS: Although patients with severe COVID-19 had increased body mass index and body fat and performed worse in physical outcome measures 1 yr after COVID-19, overall physical recovery was satisfying. Translating these findings to variants beyond the Alpha strain of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus needs further studies.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:103

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American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation - 103(2024), 2 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 124-133

Sprache:

Englisch

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Peball, Marina [VerfasserIn]
Rass, Verena [VerfasserIn]
Valent, Dora [VerfasserIn]
Beer, Ronny [VerfasserIn]
Schiefecker, Alois Josef [VerfasserIn]
Limmert, Victoria [VerfasserIn]
Putnina, Lauma [VerfasserIn]
Heim, Beatrice [VerfasserIn]
Ellmerer, Philipp [VerfasserIn]
Carbone, Federico [VerfasserIn]
Mahlknecht, Philipp [VerfasserIn]
Kofler, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Lindner, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Kindl, Philipp [VerfasserIn]
Sahanic, Sabina [VerfasserIn]
Coen, Maximilian [VerfasserIn]
Pizzini, Alex [VerfasserIn]
Pfausler, Bettina [VerfasserIn]
Kiechl, Stefan [VerfasserIn]
Sonnweber, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Tancevski, Ivan [VerfasserIn]
Löffler-Ragg, Judith [VerfasserIn]
Djamshidian, Atbin [VerfasserIn]
Helbok, Raimund [VerfasserIn]
Seppi, Klaus [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 15.01.2024

Date Revised 15.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1097/PHM.0000000000002314

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NLM359092772