The COVID-19 Pandemic Decreases Cardiorespiratory Fitness: A 3-Year Follow-Up Study in Industry
dc.contributor.author | Skare, Øivind | |
dc.contributor.author | Mamen, Asgeir | |
dc.contributor.author | Skogstad, Marit | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-24T10:45:08Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-07-24T10:45:08Z | |
dc.date.created | 2024-01-23T12:05:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease (JCDD). 2023, 11 (1), . | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2308-3425 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3143019 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: We aimed to determine if maximal oxygen uptake (V˙O2max), resting heart rate (RHR), and self-reported leisure- time moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) changed over a 3-year follow-up (FU) among industrial workers. Methods: We assessed cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) August 2018 and August 2021. The last 17–18 months coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic. Data from 86 participants were collected; demographics by questionnaire and cardiovascular outcomes from medical examination: V˙ O2max, RHR, and fat mass (%). Workers reported on their leisure-time MVPA twice. To assess changes in health outcomes we applied a linear mixed model, adjusting for baseline (BL) age, sex, pack-years, shift work, and a 5-month plant shutdown. Further, we adjusted for actual age instead of BL age. Results: V˙ O2max decreased from 39.6 mL/kg/min at BL to 34.0 at FU, a reduction of 5.6 mL/kg/min (95%CI, −7.6, −3.7). Adjusted for actual age, the corresponding figure for V˙ O2max was 5.4 mL/kg/min, (95%CI, −7.4, −3.4), an annual loss of 4.6%. RHR increased from 61.3 to 64.4 beats per minute (95%CI, 0.8, 5.4). Self-reported MVPA decreased by 43.9 min/week, (95%CI, −73.5, −14.4). Conclusions: We observed a decrease in V˙ O2max, an increase in RHR and a decrease in self-reported MVPA, suggesting physical inactivity during the COVID-19 pandemic. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The COVID-19 Pandemic Decreases Cardiorespiratory Fitness: A 3-Year Follow-Up Study in Industry | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.rights | Navngivelse-Ikkekommersiell-DelPåSammeVilkår 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.title | The COVID-19 Pandemic Decreases Cardiorespiratory Fitness: A 3-Year Follow-Up Study in Industry | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | The COVID-19 Pandemic Decreases Cardiorespiratory Fitness: A 3-Year Follow-Up Study in Industry | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.source.pagenumber | 7 | en_US |
dc.source.volume | 11 | en_US |
dc.source.journal | Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease (JCDD) | en_US |
dc.source.issue | 1 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/jcdd11010009 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 2232872 | |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 |