| Literature DB >> 35238166 |
Sarah Gustus1,2, Nathaniel Moulson3, Timothy W Churchill1,2, James Sawalla Guseh1,2, Bradley J Petek1,2, Carolyn VanAtta1,2, Aaron L Baggish1,2, Meagan M Wasfy1,2.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), as one of the most potent prognostic factors in medicine, is followed longitudinally to guide clinical management. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic-related changes in lifestyle stand to influence CRF.Entities:
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Year: 2022 PMID: 35238166 PMCID: PMC9088663 DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.12800
Source DB: PubMed Journal: PM R ISSN: 1934-1482 Impact factor: 2.218
Survey participant characteristics
| Participants ( | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 50.1 ± 12.1 |
| Female Sex | 17 (27%) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| White/not‐Hispanic/Latino | 61 (98%) |
| White/Hispanic/Latino | 0 (0%) |
| Asian | 1 (2%) |
| Height (cm) | 175.9 ± 8.5 |
| Weight (kg) | 76.1 ± 12.0 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.4 ± 2.5 |
| Sport Type | |
| Endurance | 46 (74%) |
| Mixed | 14 (23%) |
| Other/not specified | 2 (3%) |
| Sport exposure | |
| High School | 43 (69%) |
| College | 31 (50%) |
| Post‐collegiate endurance competition | 29 (47%) |
| Cardiovascular diagnoses | |
| Hyperlipidemia | 25 (40%) |
| Hypertension | 15 (24%) |
| Coronary artery disease | 18 (29%) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 9 (15%) |
| Other arrhythmia | 18 (29%) |
| Congenital/valvular disease | 4 (6%) |
| Cardiomyopathy | 3 (5%) |
| Other cardiovascular diagnosis | 4 (6%) |
| Symptom(s), without cardiovascular diagnosis | 5 (8%) |
| Basic cardiopulmonary exercise test parameters | |
| Reason for testing | |
| Exertional symptoms | 25 (40%) |
| Known cardiovascular diagnosis | 20 (32%) |
| Known cardiovascular risk factor(s) | 9 (15%) |
| Nonexertional symptoms | 6 (10%) |
| Other | 2 (3%) |
| Testing modality | |
| Cycle ergometer | 31 (50%) |
| Treadmill | 31 (50%) |
| Gas exchange | |
| Peak VO2 (L/min) | 3.38 ± 0.80 |
| Peak VO2 (mL/kg/min) | 44.8 ± 9.9 |
| Percent predicted (%) | 137 ± 25 |
Note: Categorical variables are presented as n (%); continuous variables are presented as mean (SD).
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; Peak VO2, peak oxygen consumption.
Other cardiovascular diagnoses: swimming‐induced pulmonary edema, thoracic aortic disease, neurocardiogenic syncope.
Survey responses
| Perceived change in CRF during pandemic | |
| Significant decrease | 2 (3%) |
| Moderate decrease | 3 (5%) |
| Mild decrease | 12 (19%) |
| No change | 25 (40%) |
| Mild increase | 10 (16%) |
| Moderate increase | 10 (16%) |
| Significant increase | 0 (0%) |
| Reported physical activity | |
| Total physical activity (MET‐minutes/week) | 2791 ± 1825 |
| Vigorous physical activity | 1718 ± 1531 |
| Moderate physical activity | 572 ± 873 |
| Walking physical activity | 499 ± 437 |
| Time spent sitting (h/day) | 8.0 ± 6.7 |
| Physical activity level | |
| High | 38 (61%) |
| Moderate | 19 (31%) |
| Low | 5 (8%) |
| PHQ‐2 depression score | |
| 0 | 42 (67%) |
| 1–2 | 18 (29%) |
| ≥3 | 3 (5%) |
| Euro Quality of Life Visual Analogue Scale | 79 ± 13 |
Note: n = 62.
Abbreviation: MET, Metabolic Equivalents; CRF, Cardiorespiratory Fitness; PHQ‐2, Patient Health Questionnaire‐2.
FIGURE 1Perceived change in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) since the COVID‐19 pandemic onset in survey participants
FIGURE 2Survey responses and measured pre‐pandemic cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). (A) Euro Quality of Life Visual Analogue Scale (EuroQOL) scores significantly varied across groups (ANOVA, p = .001). Individuals with a significant/moderate decrease in perceived CRF had lower EuroQOL scores, a global assessment of health, as compared to all other groups (t‐test, vs. mild CRF decrease, p = .01; vs. no change, p < .001; vs. mild CRF increase, p = .008; vs. moderate/significant CRF increase, p <.001). (B) Across groups, pre‐pandemic measured CRF, shown here as percent predicted of achieved peak VO2, did not vary significantly (ANOVA, p > .05). (C) Across groups, recent total physical activity (PA) did not vary significantly (ANOVA, p > .05). Those with a moderate or significant decrease in perceived CRF reported the lowest total PA, which in pairwise comparisons was significantly less than that in those perceiving only a mild decrease or a moderate increase in CRF (t‐test, p = .02 and p = .01, respectively). (D) The amount of recent moderate intensity PA significantly varied across groups (ANOVA, p = .008), with those perceiving an increase in CRF reporting higher amounts than those perceiving a decrease or no change in CRF (moderate/significant increase vs. no change in CRF, p = .004; mild increase vs. no change in CRF, p = .02; mild increase vs. moderate/significant decrease in CRF, p = .03). *p < .05 vs. significant/moderate decrease in perceived physical activity. † p < .05 vs. no change in perceived physical activity