Pulmonary function during exercise in obese children.

Obesity imposes additional stress to ventilation during exercise. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the pulmonary function changes with graded exercise and the habitual level of physical activity in obese children.This study recruited 42 obese and 10 normal students, aged 11, from Tamsui Elementary School. Measurements of cardiopulmonary fitness were recorded after a jump rope test. Height, weight and body mass indices were determined...