scholarly journals Effects of exercise on pulmonary function tests: A comparative study between athletes and non-athletes in Nepalese settings

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-23
Author(s):  
N B Mahotra ◽  
T M Amatya ◽  
B SJB Rana ◽  
D Banstola
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Forced Vital Capacity ◽  
Vital Capacity ◽  
Pulmonary Function Tests ◽  
Institute Of Medicine ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pulmonary Functions ◽  
Inspiratory Muscles ◽  
Function Tests

 Due to regular exercises, athletes tend to have an increase in pulmonary functions when compared to non exercising individuals, especially when the exercise is strenuous. Intensity and severity of sports engaged in by the athletes determines the extent of strengthening of the inspiratory muscles with a resultant increase in the lung volumes and capacities. Pulmonary parameters like tidal volume and forced vital capacity are significantly higher in athletes than in non athletes. A cross sectional comparative study was carried out in national sports council, Tribhuvan army club and institute of medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal. The athletes were footballers from Tribhuvan army club and sprinters from national sports council. The non-athletes were medical students from the institute of medicine, Kathmandu. Data were collected after performing spirometry and mean values were compared between athletes and non-athletes. Pulmonary functions were assessed based on forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) expressed as percent predicted for the age, sex, height, weight and race. Spirometry was performed in 169 subjects, out of which 84 were athletes and 85 were non-athletes. Athletes had a significantly superior FVC (P =0.00) compared to non-athletes. FEV1 was also recorded significantly higher in athletes than in non-athletes (P=0.023). Athletes have better pulmonary function tests than non-athletes because exercise in athletes strengthens the muscles of respiration. 

scholarly journals Effects of exercise on pulmonary function tests: A comparative study between athletes and non-athletes in Nepalese settings

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
N B Mahotra ◽  
T M Amatya ◽  
B SJB Rana ◽  
D Banstola
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Forced Vital Capacity ◽  
Vital Capacity ◽  
Pulmonary Function Tests ◽  
Institute Of Medicine ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pulmonary Functions ◽  
Inspiratory Muscles ◽  
Function Tests

<p> Due to regular exercises, athletes tend to have an increase in pulmonary functions when compared to non exercising individuals, especially when the exercise is strenuous. Intensity and severity of sports engaged in by the athletes determines the extent of strengthening of the inspiratory muscles with a resultant increase in the lung volumes and capacities. Pulmonary parameters like tidal volume and forced vital capacity are significantly higher in athletes than in non athletes. A cross sectional comparative study was carried out in national sports council, Tribhuvan army club and institute of medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal. The athletes were footballers from Tribhuvan army club and sprinters from national sports council. The non-athletes were medical students from the institute of medicine, Kathmandu. Data were collected after performing spirometry and mean values were compared between athletes and non-athletes. Pulmonary functions were assessed based on forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) expressed as percent predicted for the age, sex, height, weight and race. Spirometry was performed in 169 subjects, out of which 84 were athletes and 85 were non-athletes. Athletes had a significantly superior FVC (P =0.00) compared to non-athletes. FEV1 was also recorded significantly higher in athletes than in non-athletes (P=0.023). Athletes have better pulmonary function tests than non-athletes because exercise in athletes strengthens the muscles of respiration. </p>

scholarly journals Effects Of Type Sports On Pulmonary Function Tests: A Comparative Study In Nepalese Settings

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narayan Bahadur Mahotra ◽  
Lava Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Pulmonary Function Tests ◽  
National Level ◽  
Weight Lifting ◽  
Muscle Exercise ◽  
Pulmonary Functions ◽  
Inspiratory Muscles ◽  
Function Tests ◽  
Weight Lifters ◽  
Predicted Values

Introduction: Due to regular exercises, athletes tend to have an increase in pulmonary capacity when compared to non-exercising individuals. Intensity and severity of sports engaged in by the athletes probably determines the extent of strengthening of the inspiratory muscles with a resultant increase in the pulmonary functions.1, 2 So, this study has been carried out to establish a relationship between the type of sports and pulmonary functions in Nepalese athletes. Methods: This study has adopted a cross sectional observational comparative research design. Spirometry was conducted in 84 different national level athletes [25.71 (± 4.55) years]. The athletes were from five different sport groups. Out of them, there were 16 weight lifters, 41 footballers, 10 swimmers, 8 marathon runners and 9 sprinters. Among them weight lifters, marathoners and sprinters were selected from the National sports council, Tripureshower, Kathmandu and footballers and swimmers were from the Nepal army club, Kathmandu, Nepal. The spirometry was done in sitting position using MIR SPIROLAB II spirometer based on American Thoracic Society (ATS) recommendations. Pulmonary function was assessed based on Forced Expiratory Volume in first second (FEV1), Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) and Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR) expressed as percent predicted for the age, sex, height, weight and race. Results: When comparing the mean values of FVC, FEV1 and PEFR among the five different sport groups, as expected, athletes who have more strenuous respiratory muscles exercise had significantly superior pulmonary function parameters. For example weight lifters and swimmers had 111.84 and 109.56 percentage of predicted values on FVC (P=0.008) respectively. But marathoners, footballers and sprinters had 105.83, 99.25 and 98.34 percentage of predicted values respectively. Similarly, weight lifters, swimmers, marathoners, footballers and sprinters had 110.63, 110.15 and 110.28, 102.52 and 99.23 percentages of predicted values on FEV1 (p=0.090) respectively. Swimmers, marathoners, footballers, weight lifters and sprinters had 106.03 and 107.34, 104.37, 102.08 and 86.58 percentage of predicted values on PEFR (p=0.027) respectively. Conclusion: Athletes who have most strenuous respiratory muscle exercise like swimming and weight lifting have better pulmonary function tests (PFTs) compared to other athletes like sprinters who have less strenuous muscle exercise. Journal of Nobel Medical College Vol. 2, No.1 Issue 3 Nov.-April 2013 Page 18-21 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jonmc.v2i1.7667

scholarly journals Pulmonary functions in car air conditioner users and non-air conditioner users in tertiary care centre, South Tamilnadu, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 3510
Author(s):  
Hoshea Jeba Ruth S. ◽  
Lisha Vincent
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Forced Vital Capacity ◽  
Vital Capacity ◽  
Pulmonary Function Tests ◽  
Forced Expiratory Volume ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Air Conditioner ◽  
Air Conditioners ◽  
Function Tests ◽  
Expiratory Flow

Background: Air conditioners are used extensively these days of the modern lifestyle. Inhalation of cold dry air while using Air conditioners causes bronchoconstriction due to which alteration may occur in pulmonary function. This study was aimed to compare the Pulmonary Function tests of Car AC users and non AC users. Methods: The Study included 52 employees not exposed to car air conditioner as a control (group I) and 52 employees exposed to car air conditioner  with minimum exposure of 1 hour per day for 6 months as a subject (group II). Pulmonary function tests were performed using computerised spirometer. Statistical analysis was done by unpaired t test.Results: Age, Height and weight are not statistically significant between study group and control group. Forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in 1 second, Ratio of Forced vital capacity and Forced expiratory volume in 1 second, Inspiratory reserve volume, Expiratory reserve volume, Maximum voluntary ventilation are decreased in car air conditioner users compared to non-users, but was not significant. Forced expiratory flow (FEF), Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) values shows statistically significant decreased in car air conditioner users.Conclusions: The present study shows hyper-responsive airways on exposure to cold air which leads to bronchoconstriction. The significant decrease in PEFR, FEF suggest that upper airways as well as smaller airways are affected on exposure to car AC. So, Exposure to car Air Conditioner leads to risk of developing respiratory dysfunction.

A cohort study using pulmonary function tests and x-ray examination in toner-handling workers

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Kitamura ◽  
N Terunuma ◽  
S Kurosaki ◽  
K Hata ◽  
M Masuda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
Pulmonary Function Tests ◽  
Personal Exposure ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Function Tests ◽  
Chest X Ray

Objectives: This study uses pulmonary function tests and chest x-ray examinations to examine the relationship between toner-handling work and its health effects. Methods: The subjects were 1504 male workers in a Japanese toner and photocopier manufacturing company, in the age range from 19 to 50 years in 2003. Personal exposure measurements, pulmonary function tests, chest x-ray examinations, biomarker measurements, and a questionnaire about respiratory symptoms were conducted. The present study reports the results of pulmonary function tests and chest x-ray examinations conducted in the subjects, which includes a cross-sectional study on the toner handling and non-handling workers and a longitudinal study from 2003 to 2008. Results: Few significant findings were suspected to be caused by toner exposure found in pulmonary function indices in both the cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. Any obvious fibrotic findings in chest x-ray findings related to the toner exposure could not be found out. Conclusion: No evidence of adverse effects on pulmonary function indices and chest x-rays was present in the toner-handling workers as compared to the nonspecifically exposed workers. Although the toner exposure concentration is quite low in the current well-controlled working environment, even among the toner-handling workers, we would like to continue this study in the future to verify the toner exposure health effects.

scholarly journals A Cross-Sectional Study of Nemaline Myopathy

Neurology ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 10.1212/WNL.0000000000011458
Author(s):  
Kimberly Amburgey ◽  
Meryl Acker ◽  
Samia Saeed ◽  
Reshma Amin ◽  
Alan H. Beggs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Pulmonary Function Tests ◽  
Severe Disease ◽  
Nemaline Myopathy ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Longitudinal Assessment ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Function Tests

Objective:Nemaline myopathy (NM) is a rare neuromuscular condition with clinical and genetic heterogeneity. To establish disease natural history, we performed a cross-sectional study of NM, complemented by longitudinal assessment and exploration of pilot outcome measures.Methods:Fifty-seven individuals with NM were recruited at two family workshops, including 16 examined at both time points. Subjects were evaluated by clinical history and physical examination. Functional outcome measures included the Motor Function Measure (MFM), pulmonary function tests (PFTs), myometry, goniometry, and bulbar assessments.Results:The most common clinical classification was “typical congenital” (54%), whereas 42% had more severe presentations. 58% of individuals needed mechanical support, with 26% requiring wheelchair, tracheostomy, and feeding tube. The MFM scale was performed in 44/57 participants and showed reduced scores in most with little floor/ceiling effect. Of the 27 individuals completing PFTs, abnormal values were observed in 65%. Lastly, bulbar function was abnormal in all patients examined, as determined using a novel outcome measure. Genotypes included mutations in ACTA1 (18), NEB (20), and TPM2 (2). Seventeen individuals were genetically unresolved. Patients with pathogenic ACTA1 and NEB variants were largely similar in clinical phenotype. Patients without genetic resolution had more severe disease.Conclusion:In all, we present a comprehensive cross-sectional study of NM. Our data identify significant disabilities and support a relatively stable disease course. We identify a need for further diagnostic investigation for the genetically unresolved group. Lastly, MFM, pulmonary function tests, and the slurp test were identified as promising outcome measures for future clinical trials.

scholarly journals Forced vital capacity (FVC), peaked expiratory flow rate (PEFR), are additional parameters in the assessment of the reversibility test.

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-27
Author(s):  
Mustafa N. Abd Ali ◽  
Ahmed H. Jasim ◽  
Abdulrasool N. Nassr ◽  
Monqith A. Kaddish
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Airway Obstruction ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Forced Vital Capacity ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Vital Capacity ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Expiratory Flow

Background: Spirometry is an important test performed in patients expect to have airway obstruction, assessment of intense reaction to inhalers (the trial of reversibility of airway blockade) is a normally utilized technique in clinical and academic studies. The consequences of this test are utilized to take choices on treatment, consideration, exclusion from diagnosis and other research think about, and for analytic marking [asthma versus chronic obstructive airway disease (COPD)]. Usually, the (FEV1) or (FVC) standards before and after giving of the bronchodilator are compared and the adjustment is processed to distinguish variations from the norm in lung volumes and air flow.Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of FVC and PEFR as further constraints to evaluate bronchodilator reaction in asthmatic peoples with severe or moderate airflow blockade.Patients and methods: This study is cross sectional study performed in Baghdad teaching hospital where one hundred patient were enrolled in this study patients were detected with asthma and confirm airway blockade according to (GINA) guide lines. The pulmonary function for all members was investigated with a convenient spirometer (spiro-lab3 Spirometer) as stated by those measures from claiming American thoracic particular social order, The mean and standard deviation results of the predicted% values pulmonary function test were also used for comparisons were measured by t-test. A p-value of ≤ 0.05 considered to be significant statistically.Results: The post bronchodilator (post –BD) results of FVC, PEFR are greater than pre- bronchodilator where are statistically significant P value = 0.00. the amount of the changes of FVC post (BD) was more than 400ml from pre (BD) and the amount of the changes of PEFR post (BD) more than 1000ml from the pre (BD) both were p-value = 0.00.Conclusion: The asthmatic patients with moderate and severe airway obstruction, we observed that FVC and PEFR is a valuable important limit to FEV1 to evaluate reversibility reactionKeyword: forced vital capacity(FVC), peaked expiratory flow rate (PEFR), spirometry and forced expiratory volume in 1st second (FEV1). السعة الحيويه القصوى ومعدل الجريان الزفيري الاعلى وصفات اضافية في تقييم اختبار المعاكسه القصبيه أ.د. مصطفى نعمه عبد علي  احمد حسين جاسم عبد الرسول نوري نصر منقذ عبد المحسن كاظم  الخلاصه : خلفية البحث : ان جهاز قياس التنفس هو وسيله لقياس تضيق المجاري الهوائية ومدى استجابتها لموسع القصبات عند التشخيص للحالات السريريه , وفي تحديد نوع العلاج , وفي التمييز بين الربو القصبي وانسداد القصبات المزمن . في هذا البحث تم قياس السعة الحيويه القصوى والحجم الزفيري الاعلى في الثانيه وذلك قبل وبعد اعطاء موسع القصبات وقياس الفرق في الحالات الطبيعيه لحجوم الرئه وجريان الهواء فيها . هدف البحث : استخدام عنصر السعة الحيويه القصوى وعنصر معدل الجريان الزفيري الاعلى كعوامل اضافية لتقييم اختبار توسع القصبات في مرضىالربو القصبي ذوي تضيق القصبات المتوسط والشديد. المرضى وطرق العمل:اجريت دراسه مقطعيه في مستشفى بغداد التعليمي على 100 مريض يعانون من الربو مع تضيق المجاري الهوائية حسب التصنيف العالمي (GINA) , وقد اجريت لهم وظائف الرئه  . تم استخدام اختبار - testt و    p – value على مستوى معنويه اقل او يساوي 0.05. النتائج : اظهرت نتائج السعة الحيويه ومعدل الجريان الزفيري الاعلى بعد اعطاء موسع القصبات هي اكبر من قبل اعطائه مع قيمة p- value  تساوي صفر .كما ان معدل التغيير للسعة الحيويه بعد اعطاء موسع القصبات كانت اكثر من 400ml من قبل اعطاء موسع القصبات . وقد بلغ  معدل التغيير في الجريان  الزفيري الاعلى بعد اعطاء موسع القصبات اكثر من 1000ml بالمقارنة ما قبل اعطاء موسع القصبات , وكانت p- value تساوي صفر . الاستنتاج : في هذا البحث ,كانت السعة الحيويه القصوى ومعدل الجريان الزفيري الاعلى لمرضى الربو  القصبي ذات قيمه مهمه لدعم الحجم الزفيري الاقصى في الثانية الاولى لتقييم تفاعل المعاكسة  لتوسع القصبات . مفتاح الكلمات : السعه الحيوية القصوى , معدل الجريان الزفيري الاعلى , جهاز قياس التنفس , لحجم الزفيري الاقصى في الثانية الاولى 

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