GENDER DIFFERENCES IN AIRWAY DYNAMICS IN HEALTHY NONSMOKING LIBYAN MEDICAL STUDENTS
Journal Title: Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
Some of the respiratory structures and functions vary with the gender. Only 2-3 parameters of the forced vital capacity (FVC) were studied earlier in both sexes in Libyan population. In the present study, we have measured all the parameters of forced expiratory vital capacity in homogenous age group (18-20 years) of 50 male and 58 female Libyan medical students. All the values of FVC including forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), forced expiratory flow rates (FEF) at 0.2 to 1.2 L, 25-75% of FVC and 75-85% of FVC were found to be significantly higher in male compared to female subjects. Instantaneous expiratory flows at 75%, 50% and 25% of remaining FVC in lung (Vmax75%, Vmax50% and Vmax25%) were found to be significantly higher in male compared to female subjects. However FEV1% (ratio of FEV1 to FVC) and FEF25-75% / FVC ratio were significantly higher in female compared to male subjects. The differences of these dynamic respiratory functions in male and female subjects may have some influences in clinical manifestation of airway disease.
Authors and Affiliations
Khalil El Saiti| Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya., Md. Nazrul Islam| Department of Physiology, Chitwan School of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur, Nepal., and Tarun Kumar Das| Department of Physiology, ESIC Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science & Research, Joka, Kolkata, India.
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP1873
- DOI -
- Views 408
- Downloads 21
STUDY OF OVARIAN MORPHOLOGY IN HIGH FRUCTOSE FED MICE
Objective: The objective of our present study is to assess the histological changes in the ovary of mice fed refined and unrefined high sugar diet Methods: Thirty six Female albino mice (15-25g) of age 21 days were rand...
A Study on Role of Diagrams in the Evaluation of Learning Outcomes of Secondary Students in Life Science.
In the 20th century, revolutionary changes were brought about in the concepts and theories of biology. Biology, so much important in human life, has been renamed as ‘Life Science’ in the school curriculum. The age of old...
Pharmacognostic Standardization and HPTLC Analysis of the Roots of Aerva ambigua/Aerva leucura
Morphoanatomy of the roots of Aerva leucura plant has been studied with the aim to aid pharmacognostic, phytochemical analysis by using WHO recommended physico-chemical determinations and authentic phytochemical procedur...
EVALUATION OF MECHANICAL PLAQUE REMOVAL EFFECTIVENESS OFTOOTHBRUSH AND ITS MODIFICATIONS IN INTELLECTUALLY DISABLEDCHILDREN.
Background: Disability is an umbrella term that includes aproblem in the body single-valued function or structure. Disabled children reveal a high prevalence of gingivitis and also show non-compliance towards brushing. H...
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT’S KNOWLEDGE ON NEONATAL RESUSCITATION
Resuscitation of the neonate presents a different set of challenges than resuscitation of the adult or even the older infant or child. For resuscitation measures consider being successful, it requires accurate understand...