The Deconditioning Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Unaffected Healthy Children.
Pediatr Cardiol
; 42(3): 554-559, 2021 Mar.
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en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1006342
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating direct consequences on the health of affected patients. It has also had a significant impact on the ability of unaffected children to be physically active. We evaluated the effect of deconditioning from social distancing and school shutdowns implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic on the cardiovascular fitness of healthy unaffected children. This is a single-center, retrospective case-control study performed in an urban tertiary referral center. A cohort of 10 healthy children that underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing after COVID-19 hospital restrictions were lifted was compared to a matched cohort before COVID-19-related shutdowns on school and after-school activities. Comparisons of oxygen uptake (VO2) max and VO2 at anaerobic threshold between the pre- and post-COVID-19 cohorts were done. The VO2 max in the post-COVID cohort was significantly lower than in the pre-COVID cohort (39.1 vs. 44.7, p = 0.031). Only one out of ten patients had a higher VO2 max when compared to their matched pre-COVID control and was also the only patient with a documented history of participation in varsity-type athletics. The percentile of predicted VO2 was significantly lower in the post-COVID cohort (95% vs. 105%, p = 0.042). This study for the first time documented a significant measurable decline in physical fitness of healthy children as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated restrictions. Measures need to be identified that encourage and facilitate regular exercise in children in a way that are not solely dependent on school and organized after-school activities.
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Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Consumo de Oxígeno
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Instituciones Académicas
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Ejercicio Físico
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Estado de Salud
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Aptitud Física
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Pandemias
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de cohorte
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Estudio experimental
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Tópicos:
Covid persistente
Límite:
Adolescente
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Norte
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Pediatr Cardiol
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
S00246-020-02513-w
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