Effect of Face Masks on Physiological and Perceptual Responses during 30 Minutes of Self-Paced Exercise in Older Community Dwelling Adults
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Familiarization Session
2.4. Procedures
2.4.1. Mask Type
2.4.2. Exercise Bout
2.4.3. Pulmonary Function
2.4.4. Heart Rate, Oxygen Saturation and End-Tidal CO2
2.4.5. Rating of Perceived Exertion and Dyspnea
2.4.6. Subjective Questionnaire
2.4.7. Power Output
2.5. Statistics
3. Results
4. Discussion
Limitations and Directions for Further Research
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Women (n = 10) | Men (n = 9) | Total Group (n = 19) | |
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Age (years) | 67.7 ± 9.2 | 72 ± 7.6 | 69.7 ± 8.5 |
Height (cm) | 165.2 ± 4.2 | 175.8 ± 7.5 | 170.2 ± 8.0 |
Body Mass (kg) | 73.6 ± 13.8 | 94.2 ± 28.9 | 83.4 ± 24.0 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.0 ± 5.4 | 30.5 ± 8.6 | 28.6 ± 7.1 |
FEV1 (%) | 101.7 ± 9.0 | 91 ± 15.3 | 96.6 ± 13.2 |
FVC (%) | 99.9 ± 8.6 | 89 ± 15.3 | 94.7 ± 13.1 |
FEV1/FVC (%) | 102.5 ± 5.7 | 100.6 ± 4.7 | 101.6 ± 5.2 |
PredictedVO2@VT (ml.min-1.kg-1) | 16.4 ± 2.4 | 15.8 ± 3.4 | 16.1 ± 2.8 |
PredictedVO2max (ml.min-1.kg-1) | 22.8 ± 4.6 | 22.2 ± 6.6 | 22.5 ± 5.5 |
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Vogt, G.; Radtke, K.; Jagim, A.; Peckumn, D.; Lee, T.; Mikat, R.; Foster, C. Effect of Face Masks on Physiological and Perceptual Responses during 30 Minutes of Self-Paced Exercise in Older Community Dwelling Adults. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12877. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912877
Vogt G, Radtke K, Jagim A, Peckumn D, Lee T, Mikat R, Foster C. Effect of Face Masks on Physiological and Perceptual Responses during 30 Minutes of Self-Paced Exercise in Older Community Dwelling Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(19):12877. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912877
Chicago/Turabian StyleVogt, Grace, Kimberley Radtke, Andrew Jagim, Dominique Peckumn, Teresa Lee, Richard Mikat, and Carl Foster. 2022. "Effect of Face Masks on Physiological and Perceptual Responses during 30 Minutes of Self-Paced Exercise in Older Community Dwelling Adults" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19: 12877. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912877