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Table 2 Biological markers according to COVID status

From: Resuming Training in High-Level Athletes After Mild COVID-19 Infection: A Multicenter Prospective Study (ASCCOVID-19)

Biomarkers1

F-NLR Rugby players, n = 779

Student athletes, n = 171

CRP, mg/L

  

COVID(−)Athletes, median (Q1; Q3), D0

1.1 (0.9; 4.0)

0.6 (0.3; 1.5)

     Athletes with levels > 5 mg/L, n %

47 (9.0)

9 (6.3)

 Among COVID(+)incident Athletes with paired pre-and post-infection samples, n = 161:

  

      Pre-COVID time point, median (Q1; Q3)

1.5 (1.0; 4.0)

NA

     Athletes with levels > 5 mg/L, n %

9 (5.6)

NA

      Post-COVID time point median (Q1; Q3)

2.0 (1.0; 4.0)

NA

     Athletes with levels > 5 mg/L, n %

14 (8.7)

NA

 Troponin, ng/L

  

 COVID (−)Athletes, median (Q1; Q3), D0

5.7 (3.8; 10.0)

NA

     Athletes with levels > 34 ng/L, n %

11 (2.1)

NA

 Among COVID(+)incident Athletes with paired pre-and post-infection samples, n = 136:

  

      Pre-COVID time point, median (Q1; Q3)

5.1 (4.1; 10.5)

NA

     Athletes with levels > 34 ng/L, n %

8 (5.9)

NA

      Post-COVID time point, median (Q1; Q3)

5.1 (4.7; 13.0)

NA

     Athletes with levels > 34 ng/L, n %

8 (5.9)

NA

 D-Dimer, ng/mL

  

 COVID(−)Athletes, median (Q1; Q3), D0

270.0 (215.0; 285.0)

NA

     Athletes with levels > 400 ng/ml, n %

43 (8.3)

NA

 Among COVID(+)incident Athletes with paired pre-and post-infection samples, n = 139

  

      Pre-COVID time point, median (Q1; Q3)

231.0 (215.0; 270.0)

NA

     Athletes with levels > 400 ng/ml, n %

11 (7.9)

NA

      Post-COVID(+) time point, median (Q1; Q3)

270.0 (215.0; 318.0)

NA

     Athletes with levels > 400 ng/ml, n %

24 (17.3)

NA

  1. 1Threshold for normal values was < 5 mg/L; < 34 ng/ml, and < 400 ng/mL for CRP, troponin I and D-Dimers, respectively. COVID(−) athletes: inclusion (D0) values described for those never having any evidence of prevalent or incident infection during the study (i.e., excluding also pre-infection values of later COVID(+)incident). For the COVID(+)incident players subgroup with laboratory assessments available pre- and post-SARS-CoV2 infection, median (Q1; Q3) days after infection was 7 (7; 12)