Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2018

Study of Peak Expiratory Flow Rate and its association with weight and height in Females of West Bengal.

Dr Joyashree Banerjee, Dr Pranab Kumar Dey, Dr Ashmita Sengupta, Dr Anilbaran Singhamahapatra

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Introduction: Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) is one of the important parameters among the pulmonary function tests. The PEFR values may be affected by various factors. On this background the present study was undertaken to study the variations in the PEFR with various factors like age, height, weight, BMI in healthy women of West Bengal

Material and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in the Dept. of physiology , R.G.Kar Medical College, Kolkata. About 850 female subjects who were aged 20-50 years were selected and their PEFRs were determined. The influences of age, height, weight, and BMI on the PEFR were studied. The PEFR test was performed by RMS-HELIOS Spirometer.

Results: The mean PEFR of the women was found to be 268.4 ± 67.8 litres/minute. PEFR was positively correlated with  height and weight.

Conclusion:  Peak expiratory flow rate has significant association with age, height, weight and BMI in women.

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Dr Joyashree Banerjee, Dr Pranab Kumar Dey, Dr Ashmita Sengupta, Dr Anilbaran Singhamahapatra, Study of Peak Expiratory Flow Rate and its association with weight and height in Females of West Bengal., GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : VOLUME-7, ISSUE-2, FEBRUARY-2018

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