Tzu-Hsuan Kuan
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Research Subjects
Tzu-Hsuan Kuan has a total of 5 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Guan-Bo Chen
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung 802, Taiwan
1 shared publication - I-Hsiu Liou
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan
1 shared publication - Ko-Long Lin
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung Taiwan
1 shared publication - Sheng-Hui Tuan
Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
1 shared publication - Yung-Liang Chang
Department of General Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 11 February 2022
- Published by MDPI AG in Healthcare
- Vol. 10 (2) , 353
Differences between Sexes in Cardiopulmonary Fitness among Children and Adolescents with Kawasaki Disease
It is known that children and adolescents with Kawasaki disease (KD) can maintain normal cardiopulmonary fitness (CPF) after the disease’s acute stage has subsided. This study aimed to investigate whether gender differences affect CPF in children and adolescents with KD. We retrospectively reviewed a cohort of 204 participants (120 boys and 84 girls) with KD. All participants were instructed to complete a symptom-limited cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) adapted to assess their CPF. Based on body mass index (BMI), boys and girls were categorized into groups of underweight (19 boys and 12 girls), normal (62 boys and 59 girls), and overweight (39 boys and 13 girls). Although a similarity in body composition was found among both genders for KD subjects and normal Taiwanese peers, the percentage of overweight subjects was higher in KD boys than the normal Taiwanese boys. When comparing CPF for different BMI groups, the whole KD group showed no discrepancy, but a significantly lower peak VO2 for the overweight KD boys group was observed, representing poorer CPF. In conclusion, girls with KD had better CPF than boys, and gender stereotypes affect sports participation as well as self-efficacy, and may be contributing to poorer CPF in KD boys.
- 11 February 2022
- Published by MDPI AG in Healthcare
- Vol. 10 (2) , 353
Open AccessDifferences between Sexes in Cardiopulmonary Fitness among Children and Adolescents with Kawasaki Disease
It is known that children and adolescents with Kawasaki disease (KD) can maintain normal cardiopulmonary fitness (CPF) after the disease’s acute stage has subsided. This study aimed to investigate whether gender differences affect CPF in children and adolescents with KD. We retrospectively reviewed a cohort of 204 participants (120 boys and 84 girls) with KD. All participants were instructed to complete a symptom-limited cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) adapted to assess their CPF. Based on body mass index (BMI), boys and girls were categorized into groups of underweight (19 boys and 12 girls), normal (62 boys and 59 girls), and overweight (39 boys and 13 girls). Although a similarity in body composition was found among both genders for KD subjects and normal Taiwanese peers, the percentage of overweight subjects was higher in KD boys than the normal Taiwanese boys. When comparing CPF for different BMI groups, the whole KD group showed no discrepancy, but a significantly lower peak VO2 for the overweight KD boys group was observed, representing poorer CPF. In conclusion, girls with KD had better CPF than boys, and gender stereotypes affect sports participation as well as self-efficacy, and may be contributing to poorer CPF in KD boys.