Study of FEV1/FVC Ratio In Relation to BMI in Young Group of Rohilkhand Region.

ABSTRACT

Background: The aim of study was to to assess respiratory indices in underweight and overweight young group (subcategory) and compare the same with normal weight controls (in the age group of 18 to 30 years). Methods: In the present study 210 subjects were included, aged between 18 yrs-30 yrs after applying inclusion and exclusion criteria. The groups (n=210, case= 132 and control= 78) are divided into group A, B, C, D, E and F respectively each having 21, 78, 40. 35, 29 and 7 subjects on the basis Of international classification of BMI. Results: In our study mean predicted value of FEV1/FVC ratio in group A 84.02±31.24(underweight), group C 86.83±29.46(pre-obese), group D 92.10±13.31(obese class 1),group 93.72±9.49 ( obese class 2) and group F191.02±22.24( obese class 3), when compared to control group B 87.95±26.77 was found to be decreased in group A and increased in other obese group , but it was within normal range in all groups and no statistical difference found between different groups (P value>0.05). Conclusion: After analyzing the data, we did not observe any statistically significant difference in FEV1/FVC between the control and underweight and overweight group.