Normal Peak Expiratory Flow Rate of School Children in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 84 (8) ◽  
pp. 580-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keerthi Kumaran ◽  
Avyact Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Peak Expiratory Flow ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
School Children ◽  
Peak Expiratory Flow Rate ◽  
Madhya Pradesh ◽  
Expiratory Flow

Influence of Maternal Smoking on Variability of Peak Expiratory Flow Rate in School Children

CHEST Journal ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 104 (4) ◽  
pp. 1133-1137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Frischer ◽  
Joachim Kühr ◽  
Rolf Meinert ◽  
Wilfried Karmaus ◽  
Radvan Urbanek
Keyword(s):  
Peak Expiratory Flow ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
School Children ◽  
Peak Expiratory Flow Rate ◽  
Maternal Smoking ◽  
Expiratory Flow

scholarly journals Study on peak expiratory flow rate in school children from Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1421
Author(s):  
Thangavel A. ◽  
Vairamuthu G. S.
Keyword(s):  
Peak Expiratory Flow ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
School Children ◽  
Peak Expiratory Flow Rate ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Statistical Correlation ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Local Reference ◽  
Expiratory Flow

Background: Data on peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) for Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India, school children is not available. Hence, this study aims to construct predicted equations for PEFR in both sexes in the age group of 5 - 12 years according to the height as a reference.Methods: About 961 healthy children (493 boys and 468 girls) were randomly selected from six schools of Madurai district. PEFR readings were repeated thrice and the  highest value of these 3 readings was taken as the observed PEFR. Linear regression analysis was performed using age, weight, height and body surface area (BSA) as independent variables and PEFR as the dependent variable.Results: Statistical correlation is found between height, age, BSA, weight and PEFR in both sexes. The variables which show significant positive relationship with PEFR are height (r=0.78), age (r=0.74), BSA (r=0.73), weight(r=0.67) of which height shows the most significant correlation. The regression equation for PEFR with height is: boys: PEFR =3.12 x (height)-211.85, girls: PEFR = 3.07 x (height)- 212.3.Conclusions: BSA needs further formula-based calculation and age may be falsely given in the school records or may be forgotten by uneducated parents. Weight is having less correlation coefficient compared to other parameters. So, this study recommends deriving predicted equation for PEFR based on height for both genders. The prediction equations for PEFR obtained in this study can be used as local reference for the follow up of children with respiratory disorders in and around Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Peak Expiratory Flow Rate as a Function of Anthropometric Variables in Tribal School Children

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magna Manjareeka ◽  
Jayanti Mishra ◽  
Sitikantha Nanda ◽  
Soumya Mishra ◽  
Rajesh Kumar Padhi
Keyword(s):  
Peak Expiratory Flow ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
School Children ◽  
Peak Expiratory Flow Rate ◽  
Tribal School ◽  
Expiratory Flow

scholarly journals Correlation of peak expiratory flow rate with body mass index in school children of a government school of Kathmandu

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-40
Author(s):  
Archana Nepal
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Peak Expiratory Flow ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
School Children ◽  
Peak Expiratory Flow Rate ◽  
The Body ◽  
Government School ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Expiratory Flow

Background: Peak expiratory flow rate is a reliable data to assess the severity and effectiveness of management in adolescent with asthma. There is no study done in Nepalese children to relate it with the body mass index. The present study tries to find out its relation with age, sex, weight, height, body mass index. Objectives: To identify the effect of body mass index on peak expiratory flow rate among healthyNepalese school children. Methodology: Three hundred and ten students of a government school at Kalimati wereincluded in this study. Highest of the three peak expiratory flow rate readings were recorded using Wright’s peak flow meter. Questionnaire were used to find out the pre-existing disease conditions for exclusion from the study population. Weight and height were measured using standardized instruments and body mass index was calculated using formula: weight (kg)/height2(m). Results: Peak expiratory flow rate initially increased with increasing body mass index from -1SD to +2SD and it declined as body mass index increased above +2SD. Pearson’s correlation r was positive with values of 0.7, 0.65, 0.64, 0.35 for height, weight, age and body mass index respectively. Height had highest positive correlation with peak expiratory flow rate while body mass index though had positive but weak correlation with peak expiratory flow rate. Conclusion: Body mass index is positively correlated with peak expiratory flow rate. However, mean Peak expiratory flow rate initially increases with increasing body mass index and it starts declining as body mass index reaches overweight range.

scholarly journals Peak Expiratory Flow Rate Among Rural and Urban Normal School Children in Chattogram, Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
AKM Zafarullah ◽  
Md Badrul Alam ◽  
Moinuddin Ahmed ◽  
Ashutosh Das ◽  
Md Shah Alam
Keyword(s):  
Lung Function ◽  
Peak Expiratory Flow ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
School Children ◽  
Peak Expiratory Flow Rate ◽  
Lung Function Test ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Function Test ◽  
Expiratory Flow

Background: Asthma remain the most common chronic inflammatory lung disease in childhood. Asthma management needs lung function assessment. Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR) is one of the lung function test. PEFR has been used as measure of ventilatory capacity for long mainly because of a simple, less tiring procedure than other lung function test. It is easy to use, inexpensive, portable, reliable can be used by patients, parents, home & clinic. There is no national nomogram on PEFR in Bangladesh. We always use the nomogram of other countries for diagnosis, management of Asthma. This study was taken to establish what is the normal pattern of PEFR in Bangladeshi children of rural and urban area and to construct nomogram of PEFR in healthy Bangladeshi children. Materials and methods : It is a cross sectional study conducted in different 6 schools (Urban & rural) in Chattogram District of both sexes (5-15 yrs old) in equal proportion of child. Study period was from April 2009 to November 2009 under supervision of Pediatrics Department of Chattogram Medical College. Sample was selected by non-probability technique. Data were collected by pretested questionnaire including exclusion criteria. Results: A total of 1424 healthy school children (Age 5-15 yrs) of equal sexes of both rural and urban school were included during study. The best of three PEFR of boys ranged from 90 to 750 I/min (Mean 291 I/min, SD 143) and in case of girls ranged from 80 to 540 (L/min (mean 236 L/min, SD 94.38). The positive correlation of PEFR with various anthrometric parameters specially height and observed difference with boys and girls. The most significant correlation was observed PEFR with height and also found different value of PEFR between rural and urban children. Conclusion : This study concluded that there is significant difference of PEFR between Bangladeshi boys and girls (5-15 yrs). Height is the best predictor of PEFR value than any other anthrometric parameters PEFR value of Bangladeshi Girls is lower than that of Boys and significant difference between PEFR values among urban & rural Bangladeshi children. Chatt Maa Shi Hosp Med Coll J; Vol.18 (1); Jan 2019; Page 18-22

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