1Associate Professor, Physiology Department, Glocal Medical College Sup. Hospital & Research Centre, Mirzapure, Saharanpur
2Associate Professor, Physiology Department, Govt. Medical College, Orai
3Assistant Professor, Anatomy Department, Glocal Medical College Sup. Hospital & Research Centre, Mirzapure, Saharanpur
4Associate Professor, ECE-Department, Glocal University, Saharanpur, U.P.
To collect substantial amount of data relating to physical fitness in elderly peoples.
The total sample size was conducted on a randomly selected 110 (84 male and 26 female) apparently healthy subjects of 60 years and above age group belonging to both the sexes. The sample conducted by Department of Physiology and Department of Cardiology, S.N. Medical College, Agra. Breath Holding Time is measured by stop watch. The subject was asked to take a quiet inspiration, and hold it as long as possible. Duration of breath holding was measured by stop watch.
In elderly men (60+) the average breath holding time (BHT) was 28.20 ± 8.51/sec and in elderly women (60+) 26.11 ± 6.63 sec.
Breath holding time shows a declining pattern with age in all the age groups of men which is statistically significant (p < 0.5). However, in women although the BHT also shows an apparent declining pattern with age in all age groups but the relationship is statistically insignificant (p > 0.05). These findings may be helpful for cardiologist with maximum safety and minimum mortality and morbidity or clinicians in reaching the appropriate diagnosis and data relating to physical fitness in elderly peoples.
Stop watch, Indian population
