Assessment of Cardio-Respiratory Function in Overweight and Obese Children Wearing Face Masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Children (Basel)
; 9(7)2022 Jul 14.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1938707
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate whether the use of a surgical and N95 mask for overweight and obese children was associated with respiratory distress.METHODS:
We enrolled 15 healthy and 14 overweight or obese children. We performed two sessions one wearing a surgical, the other an N95 mask. We tracked changes in partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide (PETCO2), oxygen saturation (SaO2), pulse rate (PR), and respiratory rate (RR) during a 72 min test 30 min without a mask, 30 min wearing a mask, and then during a 12 min walking test.RESULTS:
In healthy children, there was no significant change in SaO2 and PETCO2 during the study; there was a significant increase in PR and RR after the walking test with both the masks. In overweight or obese children, there was no significant change in SaO2 during the study period; there was a significant increase in PETCO2 as fast as wearing the mask and an increase in PETCO2, PR, and RR after walking test. After the walking test, we showed a significant correlation between PETCO2 and body mass index.CONCLUSION:
Overweight or Obese children who wear a mask are more prone to developing respiratory distress, which causes them to remove it frequently. In a crowded environment, they are at greater risk of infection. For this reason, it is desirable that they attend environments where everyone uses a mask.
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Children9071053
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