A single bout of submaximal aerobic functional capacity test acutely promotes endothelial function in long COVID patients.

Sci Rep · 2026 · PMC13031956 · PMID 41741603

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0.0520

closest p · 1.0× alpha

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a trend toward significancep = 0.052so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

In this model, group ( p < 0.001) and baseline diameter ( p = 0.027) remained independently associated with FMD%, while age showed a trend toward significance ( p = 0.052).

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.136not close (p > 0.1)

The delta change from rest to peak showed a similar trend but did not reach statistical significance (ΔSpO2 Peak - Rest: − 2 [− 7–0] vs. − 1 [− 3–0] %, p = 0.136).

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