ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2024
Effects of prolonged face mask use among patients with hypertension or diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Risks and benefits of face masks in children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- The lived experience of mask wearing among patients with chronic illnesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe aimed to investigate the impacts of prolonged mask use on patients with hypertension or diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
methodsThis study included patients with hypertension or diabetes who visited the outpatient department of Nanjing Yimin Hospital between 1 February 2022 and 31 January 2023. We compared the change in blood pressure (BP) and fasting plasma glucose in patients with hypertension or diabetes and adjustments to treatment between the group with prolonged mask-wearing group (≥20 hours/week) and the control group (<20 hours/week).
resultsCompared with the control group of hypertensive patients, the prolonged mask-wearing group had significantly higher diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and mean arterial pressure (MAP). These two groups had had similar DBP and MAP 1 year earlier. Likewise, the prolonged mask-wearing group of patients with diabetes had a greater need than the control group for upgraded treatment to reach their therapeutic goals.
conclusionsThis study suggests that prolonged mask use by patients with hypertension or diabetes has negative effects on hypertension and plasma glucose control. BP and plasma glucose monitoring should be improved in these patient populations and their treatment should be adjusted in a timely manner.
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