Body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness in overweight or obese people post COVID-19: A comparative study

dc.creatorMedeiros Lemos, Maurício
dc.creatorRocha Cavalini, Gustavo
dc.creatorPugliese Henrique, Carlos Renato
dc.creatorSantos Perli, Victor Augusto
dc.creatorde Moraes Marchiori, Glória
dc.creatorde Moraes Marchiori, Luciana Lozza
dc.creatorSordi, Ana Flávia
dc.creatorFranzói de Moraes, Solange Marta
dc.creatorde Paula Ramos, Solange
dc.creatorValdés-Badilla, Pablo
dc.creatorMota, Jorge
dc.creatorMagnani Branco, Braulio Henrique
dc.date2023-04-11T18:44:44Z
dc.date2023-04-11T18:44:44Z
dc.date2022-09-21
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-25T20:01:58Z
dc.date.available2023-08-25T20:01:58Z
dc.identifier1664-042X
dc.identifier10.3389/fphys.2022.949351
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12536/1929
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8437757
dc.descriptionThe present study aimed to evaluate the body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness of overweight or obese people after COVID-19. 171 volunteers of both sexes (men, n = 93 and women, n = 78) between 19 and 65 years old were allocated into three groups according to the severity of their symptoms of COVID-19: non-hospitalized people/mild symptoms (n = 61), hospitalized (n = 58), and hospitalized in an intensive care unit-ICU (n = 52). Two laboratory visits were carried out 24 h apart. First, a medical consultation was carried out, with subsequent measurement of body weight and height (calculation of body mass index) and body composition assessment via electrical bioimpedance. After 24 h, a cardiorespiratory test was performed using the Bruce protocol, with a direct gas exchange analysis. Hospitalized individuals had significantly higher values for fat mass and body fat percentage than non-hospitalized individuals (p < 0.05). Significantly higher values were found for heart rate (HR) and peak oxygen consumption (VO2peak) for individuals who were not hospitalized when compared to those hospitalized in the ICU (p < 0.05). Significantly higher values for distance, ventilation, and the relationship between respiratory quotient were found for non-hospitalized individuals compared to hospitalized individuals and those in the ICU (p < 0.05). After the cardiorespiratory test, higher values for peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) were observed for non-hospitalized individuals than for all hospitalized individuals (p < 0.05). Diastolic blood pressure was significantly higher at the tenth and fifteenth minute post-Bruce test in hospitalized than in non-hospitalized participants (p < 0.05). Based on these results, proposals for cardiopulmonary rehabilitation are indispensable for hospitalized groups considering the responses of blood pressure. Monitoring HR, SpO2, and blood pressure are necessary during rehabilitation to avoid possible physical complications. Volume and intensity of exercise prescription should respect the physiologic adaptation. Given lower physical conditioning among all the groups, proposals for recovering from health conditions are urgent and indispensable for COVID-19 survivors.
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dc.languageen
dc.sourceFrontiers in Physiology
dc.subjectExercise test
dc.subjectOutcome and process assessment
dc.subjectHealth care
dc.subjectDelivery of health care
dc.subjectPhysical fitness
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectObesity
dc.titleBody composition and cardiorespiratory fitness in overweight or obese people post COVID-19: A comparative study
dc.typeArtículo de revista


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