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Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Cardiovascular Health in University Students
Background: A decrease in physical activity levels among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic is well-documented in the literature. However, the effect of lockdown restrictions on cardiovascular fitness has not been thoroughly investigated. Methods: The aim of the study was to assess the...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9738302/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36497556 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315483 |
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author | Bielec, Grzegorz Kwaśna, Anna |
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description | Background: A decrease in physical activity levels among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic is well-documented in the literature. However, the effect of lockdown restrictions on cardiovascular fitness has not been thoroughly investigated. Methods: The aim of the study was to assess the possible changes in cardiovascular fitness among university students during a 14-week period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thirteen female and seven male tourism and recreation students participated in the study. Examinations were conducted in November 2020 and in February/March 2021. Students performed the PWC170 test on a cycling ergometer. Maximal oxygen consumption was calculated based on the PWC170 test results. Blood pressure and heart rate were measured at rest, as well as in the 1st and 5th minute of post-exercise recovery. Results: No substantial changes were observed in maximal oxygen consumption level when comparing autumn and winter indices. Male students presented elevated blood pressure whereas female students presented normal blood pressure. Heart-rate and blood-pressure indices did not show substantial alternations in examined students during analyzed period. Conclusions: Fourteen weeks of lockdown had little effect on the cardiovascular health of tourism and recreation students. |
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spelling | pubmed-97383022022-12-11 Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Cardiovascular Health in University Students Bielec, Grzegorz Kwaśna, Anna Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: A decrease in physical activity levels among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic is well-documented in the literature. However, the effect of lockdown restrictions on cardiovascular fitness has not been thoroughly investigated. Methods: The aim of the study was to assess the possible changes in cardiovascular fitness among university students during a 14-week period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thirteen female and seven male tourism and recreation students participated in the study. Examinations were conducted in November 2020 and in February/March 2021. Students performed the PWC170 test on a cycling ergometer. Maximal oxygen consumption was calculated based on the PWC170 test results. Blood pressure and heart rate were measured at rest, as well as in the 1st and 5th minute of post-exercise recovery. Results: No substantial changes were observed in maximal oxygen consumption level when comparing autumn and winter indices. Male students presented elevated blood pressure whereas female students presented normal blood pressure. Heart-rate and blood-pressure indices did not show substantial alternations in examined students during analyzed period. Conclusions: Fourteen weeks of lockdown had little effect on the cardiovascular health of tourism and recreation students. MDPI 2022-11-22 /pmc/articles/PMC9738302/ /pubmed/36497556 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315483 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Bielec, Grzegorz Kwaśna, Anna Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Cardiovascular Health in University Students |
title | Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Cardiovascular Health in University Students |
title_full | Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Cardiovascular Health in University Students |
title_fullStr | Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Cardiovascular Health in University Students |
title_full_unstemmed | Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Cardiovascular Health in University Students |
title_short | Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Cardiovascular Health in University Students |
title_sort | effect of covid-19 lockdown on cardiovascular health in university students |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9738302/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36497556 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315483 |
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