Effects of Obesity on the pulmonary function test
Prensa méd. argent
;
105(10): 693-699, oct 2019.
Article
in English
| LILACS, BINACIS
| ID: biblio-1025972
ABSTRACT
Aim:
To evaluate the effects of increasing BMI on the Respiratory function.Introduction:
There is a worldwide increasing prevalence of overweihgt and obesity. Researchers have found that obesity affects the respiratory function leading to different respiratory medical illnesses, including asthma and obstructive deep apnea. The effect of obesity on the pulmonary functiion is assisted using different anthropometric measurements, like BMI, waist circumference, skin fold, etc. So the aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of increasing BMI on different respiratory function test measures.Methods:
23 adult males with BMI of 25 and above were included in the study and compared with 18 normal weight adult males with BMI of (18-24.99) regarding different measures of PFT like FVC, FEV1, PEFR and FEF.Results:
no significant difference was found between the two groupsñ.Conclusions:
there were no effects of increasing BMI on the respiratory functions
Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Respiratory Function Tests
/
Body Mass Index
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Case-Control Studies
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Negative Results
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Obesity
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Prensa méd. argent
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Iraq
Institution/Affiliation country:
AlKindy College of Medicine/IQ
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Alkindy College of Medicine/IQ
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Medical College Kufa University/IQ
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University of Bahgdad/IQ
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