Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the study population

Variablesn=571
Age (years)14.3±2.5
Males, n (%)350 (61.3)
Caucasian ethnicity, n (%)559 (97.9)
Asymptomatic, n (%)284 (49.7)
Mild symptomatic, n (%)287 (50.3)
Fever, n (%)183 (63.8)
Cough, n (%)49 (17.1)
Asthenia, n (%)70 (24.4)
Ageusia, n (%)98 (34.1)
Anosmia, n (%)98 (34.1)
Diarrhoea, n (%)16 (5.6)
Headache, n (%)53 (18.5)
Cardiac symptoms
 Chest pain, n (%)2 (0.4)
 Symptom duration (days)4±1
Evaluation time from negativisation
<15 days, n (%)10 (1.7)
 16–30 days, n (%)58 (10.2)
 31–45 days, n (%)503 (88.1)
 BSA (m2)1.62±0.01
 BMI (kg/m2)20.9±0.14
Type of sport
Endurance (%)4.2
 Mixed (%)87.7
 Power (%)6.9
 Skill (%)1.2
  • BMI, body mass index; BSA, body surface area.