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Department of Sport Physiology, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran
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Kinesiology Department, State University of New York – Cortland, Cortland, NY, USA
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Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Yadegar-e-Imam Khomeini (RAH) Shahre-rey Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Exercise Physiology Department, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Background: we aimed to investigate the physiological impact of facemasks use during a graded treadmill exercise test in male adolescents and young adults. Materials and Methods: Twenty-one males aged 15 to 28 volunteered. Participants completed four sessions with a 72-hour gap between each session. They completed four visits: 1 rest and 3 graded treadmill exercise test sessions no mask, surgical mask, and FFP2/N95 mask. Pre- and post-graded treadmill exercise test, heart rate, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and blood oxygen saturation were measured. Repeated measures analysis of variance determined statistical differences (p<0.05). Results: There were no differences in exercise performance (e.g., time to termination, estimated VO2max) nor heart rate, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure between conditions. FFP2/N95 mask resulted in lower blood oxygen saturation compared to no mask and surgical mask, and the surgical mask was lower than no mask at exhaustion. Conclusion: Participants could safely complete the graded treadmill exercise test without detriment to exercise performance even though blood oxygen saturation decreased with facemask use.
Kazemi, N., Bellovary, B. N., Shaker, A., Shadmehri, S., Azarbayjani, M. A. & Ahmadi, M. (2024). Physiological Responses to Facemask Use during a Graded Treadmill Test in Healthy Male Adolescents and Young. TANAFFOS (Respiration), 23(1), 44-49.
MLA
Kazemi, N., Bellovary, B. N., Shaker, A., Shadmehri, S., Azarbayjani, M. A., & Ahmadi, M. "Physiological Responses to Facemask Use during a Graded Treadmill Test in Healthy Male Adolescents and Young", TANAFFOS (Respiration), 23, 1, 2024, 44-49.
HARVARD
Kazemi N., Bellovary B. N., Shaker A., Shadmehri S., Azarbayjani M. A., Ahmadi M. (2024). 'Physiological Responses to Facemask Use during a Graded Treadmill Test in Healthy Male Adolescents and Young', TANAFFOS (Respiration), 23(1), pp. 44-49.
CHICAGO
N. Kazemi, B. N. Bellovary, A. Shaker, S. Shadmehri, M. A. Azarbayjani & M. Ahmadi, "Physiological Responses to Facemask Use during a Graded Treadmill Test in Healthy Male Adolescents and Young," TANAFFOS (Respiration), 23 1 (2024): 44-49,
VANCOUVER
Kazemi N., Bellovary B. N., Shaker A., Shadmehri S., Azarbayjani M. A., Ahmadi M. Physiological Responses to Facemask Use during a Graded Treadmill Test in Healthy Male Adolescents and Young. TANAFFOS (Respiration). 2024;23(1):44-49.
