Cardiopulmonary Capacity in Overweight and Obese Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Physiology

Agata Grzyb¹  Małgorzata Domagalska-Szopa¹  Andrzej Szopa²  Ilona Kwiecień-Czerwieniec³  Andrzej Siwiec³ 

[1] Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland;Department of Physiotherapy, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland;John Paul II Pediatric Center in Sosnowiec, Sosnowiec, Poland;

关键词: cardiopulmonary exercise test;    VO2peak;    high BMI children;    overweight;    obese children;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fphys.2021.671827

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background: One of the objective methods of assessing the level of cardiopulmonary capacity in overweight and obese children and adolescents is cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET).Aims: The purpose of present study is an evaluation of aerobic capacity in high body mass index (BMI) children and adolescents by comparing them with a normal weight control group by CPET.Methods and Procedures: The subjects were recruited from participants of the Program of Treatment for Overweight and Obese Children organized by a local pediatric rehabilitation center in Poland. Based on BMI for age and gender, two validation groups were selected: (1) a group of overweight children (n = 49) and (2) a group of obese children (n = 48). The study included also 53 normal weight participants as a reference group (REF). The study consisted of two parts: anthropometric measurements and CPET. The Godfrey protocol for CPET was applied.Outcomes and Results: In this study, obese children and adolescents showed similar absolute VO2peak values in liters per minute (1.64 L/min) compared to overweight children (1.48 L/min), but significantly higher than children with normal body weight (1.39 L/min). The obese children and adolescents presented lower VO2peak in relation to body weight (25.44 ml/kg/min) compared to their peers with normal body weight (36.5 ml/kg/min), and overweight children (29.18 ml/kg/min).Conclusion and Implications: The main finding of our study was recognition of significant differences between cardiopulmonary capacity parameters in obese children in comparison not only to normal weight peers, but to overweight, too.

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