Publication date: Dec 10, 2024
To evaluate muscle strength and cardiorespiratory parameters, this study uses simple tests in older adults, including those who have and have not recovered from mild coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Eighty older adults (ageā„60 years old) were divided into two groups: those without previous COVID-19 (control group, n=40) and those with recovery from mild COVID-19 (recovered group, n=40). Muscle strength was assessed using a handgrip strength test and the sit-to-stand test (STS10). Cardiorespiratory parameters were evaluated with a 1-minute sitto- stand (1-min STS) test and a 6-minute walk test (6MWT). Both groups had normal values for body mass index, blood pressure, heart rate, and pulse oxygen saturation. The recovered group showed significant differences in handgrip strength test (24. 73+/-6. 99 vs. 22. 03+/-4. 36, p=0. 041) and duration for the STS10 (25. 15+/-6. 11 vs. 33. 40+/-7. 56, p
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Coronavirus | Cardiovascular physiology |
| Covid | COVID-19 |
| Handgrip | COVID-19 recovery |
| Old | Muscle strength |
| Sts10 | Older adults |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate |
| disease | IDO | blood |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Oxygen |
| disease | MESH | Long Covid |