Forced expiratory flow during 25%-75% of expiration in middle aged obese and non-obese females – A comparitive study
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical Anatomy and Physiology - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction Obesity can cause various health hazards in women in many ways Overweight or being obese is associated with various risk factors like diabetes and coronary artery disease in women The incidence of obesity is increasing worldwide Obesity can cause alteration in pulmonary function which may lead to early morbidity and mortality FEF 2575 is one of the most effort independent portion of the curve more sensitive parameter to airflow in peripheral airways where disease of chronic airflow obstruction can begin Reduced Expiratory Flow rate value in obese individuals may be probably due to increase in the total peripheral resistance and airway resistance with obesity Hence the present study was undertaken to know the impact of obesity on Forced Expiratory Flow rate2575 in middle aged obese femalesAims and Objectives The present study was conducted to compare Pulmonary function test parameter FEF 2575 in middle aged obese and nonobese females to determine the impact of obesity on FEF2575Materials and Methods Dynamic Pulmonary Function tests PFTs of 50 normal healthy nonobese middle aged females and 50 healthy but obese middle aged females age group 3045 years of Hubli city were determined and were compared with its normal counterparts Study subjects were classified into obese and nonobese based on WHO classification of BMI To obtain the dynamic pulmonary function test computerized Spirometer Eazy onPC model were used Dynamic PFT parameter FEF2575was used as measure of lung functionResults In our Study conducted middle aged obese females had FEF2575 litre of 253plusmn 085 compared to corresponding values in controls were 277plusmn106Our study showed statistically significant differences between two groupsConclusion In our study Dynamic pulmonary function test parameter FEF2575 showed statistically significant reduction in obese compared to nonobese middle aged femalesKeywords Obesity Middle aged obese Pulmonary function test PFT FEF2575
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Malini M, V. S Baljoshi, K. F. Kammar
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