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- Title
Assessment of Cardio-Respiratory Function in Overweight and Obese Children Wearing Face Masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Authors
Lubrano, Riccardo; Bloise, Silvia; Sanseviero, Mariateresa; Marcellino, Alessia; Proietti Ciolli, Claudia; De Luca, Enrica; Testa, Alessia; Dilillo, Anna; Mallardo, Saverio; Isoldi, Sara; Martucci, Vanessa; Del Giudice, Emanuela; Leone, Rita; Iorfida, Donatella; Ventriglia, Flavia
- 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.
- Subjects
MEDICAL masks; EXPERIMENTAL design; CARDIOVASCULAR system physiology; CHILDHOOD obesity; ADULT respiratory distress syndrome; RISK assessment; RESPIRATORY organ physiology; N95 respirators; COVID-19 pandemic; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Children, 2022, Vol 9, Issue 7, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2227-9067
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/children9071053