ArticleIrish journal of medical science2022
Maximal exercise outcomes with a face mask: the effects of gender and age differences on cardiorespiratory responses.
Article in Irish journal of medical science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04498546 (The Effects of Mask Usage on Exercise Capacity and Related Parameters During the COVİD-19 Pandemic), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The Effects of Mask Usage on Exercise Capacity and Related Parameters During the COVİD-19 Pandemic
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Wearing a Mask During Exercise on Physiological and Psychological Outcomes in Healthy Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- The pandemic legacy face mask: hidden barrier or insignificant factor in exercise performance?: A randomized crossover trial.Medicine · 2026Trial
- Tolerability of facemask during physical exercises during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review.Journal of public health in Africa · 2025Review
- The real bacterial filtration efficiency to evaluate the effective protection of facemasks used for the prevention of respiratory diseases.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Effects of Wearing FFP2 Masks on SARS-CoV-2 Infection Rates in Classrooms.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Brain Electrical Activity, Heart Rate Variability, and Dual-Task Performance in Healthy and Fibromyalgia Women: A Study Protocol.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundSurgical masks have become an important accessory of physical activity in daily life due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
aimsTo determine the effects of the surgical mask on respiratory gas exchange parameters, dyspnoea, and hemodynamic responses during maximal exercise in different age groups and gender.
methodsTwenty-six healthy participants between 18 and 65 years (mean 37.35 ± 15.99) performed a maximal exercise test twice randomly, with and without a mask. To determine the respiratory gas exchange parameters (peak oxygen consumption (VO
resultsTest duration (min), metabolic equivalents (MET), VO2
conclusionThe surgical mask use affected the maximal exercise capacity of middle-aged participants more than young participants. Although males performed better than females in tests without masks, the decrease in exercise capacity with mask use was greater than in females. Advanced age and male gender may be factors that need more attention during exercise with mask use. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER AND DATE: NCT04498546-02/17/2021.
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