1Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, ESIC Medical College & Hospital, NIT, NH-3, Faridabad, Haryana
2MBBS Student, Department of Physiology, ESIC Medical College & Hospital, NIT, NH-3, Faridabad, Haryana
3Professor & Head, Department of Physiology, ESIC Medical College & Hospital, NIT, NH-3, Faridabad, Haryana
*Corresponding author: Dr Namrata Kahlon Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, ESIC Medical College & Hospital, NIT, NH-3, Faridabad, Haryana, E mail: namratakahlon@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 19 January, 2018.
Obesity is a commonly encountered health problem in the young adult population of today. It is negatively associated to the pulmonary functions. The present study was planned to assess the impact of anthropometric profile on pulmonary functions in healthy young adults (17–30 years). Hundred (male and female) subjects, without any major or minor illnesses, were selected for the study, based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Pulmonary function parameter recorded were forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expired volume in 1 second (FEV1) and
FEV1%. Pulmonary functions were recorded on a Digital portable desktop spirometer of COSMED model Pony FX. Weight, height, waist circumference and hip circumference were measured. Body mass index (BMI) and waist hip ratio (WHR) were calculated. Weight and body mass index (BMI) are used as the measures of overall adiposity whereas waist hip ratio (WHR) and waist circumference (WC) are used as the measures for abdominal obesity.
Values of all the pulmonary function parameters recorded in female subjects were found to be lower than the male subjects except FEV1 %. Our study showed that the pulmonary functions are not significantly influenced by anthropometric indices like body mass index, waist circumference and Waist-Hip ratio in healthy young adults.
FVC, FEV1, BMI, waist hip ratio, young adult
