The Effects of Passive Smoking on the Six-Minute Walk Test in Obese Pediatric Cases

KAYMAZ, NAZAN; Yildirim, ŞULE; TEKİN, MUSTAFA; AYLANÇ, HAKAN; BATTAL, FATİH; Topaloglu, NACİ; Binnetoglu, FATİH; Akbal, AYLA

doi:10.4274/jcrpe.1524

The Effects of Passive Smoking on the Six-Minute Walk Test in Obese Pediatric Cases

KAYMAZ N., Yildirim S., TEKİN M., AYLANÇ H., BATTAL F., Topaloglu N., ...More

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY, vol.6, no.4, pp.245-249, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 6 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.4274/jcrpe.1524
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.245-249
Keywords: Children, obesity, passive smoking, walking test, ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO-SMOKE, PARENTAL SMOKING, CHILDREN, EXERCISE, EXPOSURE, INFANTS, HEALTH
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether exposure to second-hand smoke affected the six-minute walk test (6MWT) of obese non-asthmatic pediatric cases.