A Comparative Study of Pulmonary Function Tests between Normal Male Sedentary and Tennis Players
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2019, Vol 6, Issue 11
Abstract
Background: In the assessment of the respiratory system, pulmonary function tests (PFTs) have achieved a lot of importance nowadays due to an increase in the cardiorespiratory disease and to a steep rise in air pollution. These functional tests and their parameters tend to have a relationship with lifestyle such as regular exercise and non-exercise. Hence, the present study was undertaken to assess the effects of exercise in tennis players on the respiratory system which are compared with normal healthy sedentary individuals. Aim of the Study: The aim of this study was to determine and compare the differences between the pulmonary functions of healthy individuals playing regular tennis for 2 h daily and normal sedentary individuals. The Objective of the Study: The study included 39 tennis players playing regular tennis for 2 h and 37 normal sedentary individuals who are not interested in any sports or games actively. Materials and Methods: PFTs such as forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), peak expiratory flow (PEF), VC, and maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV) of the study group were included in the study. The results were analyzed with standard spirometer. The arithmetic means and standard deviations of data have been obtained in the statistical evaluation. As a result of the findings obtained, independent sample t-test has been applied. Observations and Results: No significant difference has been found among the age, height, body weight, body mass index, FEV1, and PEF values of the groups at the end of the test (P > 0.05); however, a significant difference has been found among MVV, FVC, and VC values. Conclusions: Final analysis of the study showed that no difference is present between the FEV1 and PEF values of tennis players who have long-term and regular exercises and sedentary individuals. However, there is a significant difference among MVV, FVC, and VC values between the two groups. Therefore, it has been found that the pulmonary capacities (MVV, FVC, and VC) of individuals having regular exercises have higher values than that of sedentary individuals.
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B. Baby Sai Rani, Y Indira
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