Post-COVID-19 Condition in Track and Field Master Athletes: Severity, Symptoms, and Associations With Quality of Life and C-Reactive Protein Levels

Zhang, Boyi and Grau, Marijke and Puta, Christian and Arvidsson, Daniel and Arz, Michael and Böcker, Jonas and Chilibeck, Philip and Forbes, Scott C. and Kaiser-Stolz, Claudia and McLaurin, Natalie and Miyamoto-Mikami, Eri and Pesta, Dominik and Pustowalow, Willi and Tanaka, Hirofumi and Rittweger, Jörn and Bloch, Wilhelm (2025) Post-COVID-19 Condition in Track and Field Master Athletes: Severity, Symptoms, and Associations With Quality of Life and C-Reactive Protein Levels. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sport, 35 (7), e70106. Wiley. doi: 10.1111/sms.70106. ISSN 0905-7188.

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Abstract

Here, we assessed the prevalence of post-COVID-condition (PCC, also known as long-COVID) and investigated its associations with health-related quality of life and immune-related biomarkers in track and field masters athletes (MAs). A total of 216 MAs (114 males, 102 females; age: 58.3±11.9 vs. 56.6±11.7 years; BMI: 23.6 [22.2–24.8] vs. 21.3 [20.0–23.6] kg/m2) reported their post-COVID-conditions via the Post-COVID Syndrome Questionnaire (PCSQ). In a subgroup of 108 MAs, fasting blood samples were collected to assess C-reactive protein (CRP) levels as a biomarker of immune status (MAs-CRP).

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Article

Title:

Post-COVID-19 Condition in Track and Field Master Athletes: Severity, Symptoms, and Associations With Quality of Life and C-Reactive Protein Levels

Authors:

Authors	Institution or Email of Authors	Author's ORCID iD	ORCID Put Code
Zhang, Boyi	Institute of Cardiology and Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Grau, Marijke	Institute of Cardiology and Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Puta, Christian	Department of Sports Medicine and Health Promotion, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, Germany	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Arvidsson, Daniel	Department of Food and Nutrition and Sport Science, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Arz, Michael	UNSPECIFIED	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6004-5257	UNSPECIFIED
Böcker, Jonas	UNSPECIFIED	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2388-0384	UNSPECIFIED
Chilibeck, Philip	Physical Activity Complex, University of Saskatchewan College of Kinesiology, Saskatoon, SK, Canada	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Forbes, Scott C.	Faculty of Education, Department of Physical Education Studies, Brandon University, Canada	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Kaiser-Stolz, Claudia	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
McLaurin, Natalie	Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Miyamoto-Mikami, Eri	Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, Inzai, Japan	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Pesta, Dominik	UNSPECIFIED	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5089-3586	UNSPECIFIED
Pustowalow, Willi	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Tanaka, Hirofumi	Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Rittweger, Jörn	UNSPECIFIED	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2223-8963	UNSPECIFIED
Bloch, Wilhelm	German Sport University Cologne	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1786-8853	UNSPECIFIED

Date:

12 July 2025

Journal or Publication Title:

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sport

Refereed publication:

Yes

Open Access:

Yes

Gold Open Access:

In SCOPUS:

Yes

In ISI Web of Science:

Yes

Volume:

DOI:

10.1111/sms.70106

Page Range:

e70106

Publisher:

Wiley

ISSN:

0905-7188

Status:

Published

Keywords:

long COVID, masters athletes, post-COVID-19 condition syndrome, quality of life

HGF - Research field:

Aeronautics, Space and Transport

HGF - Program:

Space

HGF - Program Themes:

Research under Space Conditions

DLR - Research area:

Raumfahrt

DLR - Program:

R FR - Research under Space Conditions

DLR - Research theme (Project):

R - Muscle Mechanics and Metabolism

Location:

Köln-Porz

Institutes and Institutions:

Institute of Aerospace Medicine > Muscle and Bone Metabolism

Deposited By:

Kaiser-Stolz, Claudia

Deposited On:

22 Jul 2025 09:33

Last Modified:

31 Jul 2025 13:55

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