30 May 2022 : Clinical Research
Effects of Wearing Face Masks on Exercise Capacity and Ventilatory Anaerobic Threshold in Healthy Subjects During the COVID-19 Epidemic
Qiang Lin
1BCDEF, Yuxing Cai1BC, Changjun Yu2BC, Wei Gu3CD, Yan Tan3CD, Li Wang3CD, Anliang Chen1F, Kai Cheng1F, Ting Meng4F, Xueping Li1AG*
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.936069
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e936069
Figure 2 Scatter plots of the δWR and δVO2 at the VAT point. The scatter plot shows a positive linear correlation between δWR@VAT and δVO2@VAT (r=0.495, P=0.003). VAT – ventilatory anaerobic threshold; δWR – work rate difference between 2 exercise tests with and without a mask; δVO2 – oxygen consumption difference between 2 exercise tests with and without a mask.