Application of valsalva ratio measures in assessing severity of impact of smoking in young healthy individuals
Journal Title: Applied Physiology and Anatomy Digest - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: In India smoking is a common habit prevalent in both urban and rural area irrespective of the item smoked. About 17% smokers in the world live in India. Herewith present study was planned to study validity of application of valsalva ratio measures in assessing severity of impact of smoking in young healthy individuals. Materials and Methods: The present work was carried out in department of Physiology, Rural Medical College, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni. 100 male subjects in the age group 25 to 40 years comprising of 50 smokers and 50 nonsmokers as control group were selected for present study. Participant subjects were from staff members, residents and patients from routine OPD. Results : After applying ‘Z’ test of difference between two sample means there is a highly significant difference between mean values of Para sympathetic function tests in the smokers and non-smokers group (i.e. p<0.01)
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Dr Motilal C Tayade, NB Kulkarni
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