A study to find the alteration in the pulmonary function tests in obese individuals as compared with the normal weight individuals

B. Surendra; Dr. P. Akshaya Chowdary

Volume : X, Issue : II, February - 2020

A study to find the alteration in the pulmonary function tests in obese individuals as compared with the normal weight individuals

B. Surendra, Dr. P. Akshaya Chowdary

Abstract :

Obesity will be a significant risk factor for a whole range of cardiorespiratory diseases. This study aimed to find the alteration in the pulmonary functions in overweight and obese individuals as compared with the healthy weight individuals. Methodology: It is a Hospital–based cross–sectional study done in 140 subjects. Data about pulmonary function tests were collected and analyzed using IBM SPSS statistics 21.0 and presented in percentages, mean, and standard deviation. Results: PFT variables such as FVC, FEV1, and PEFR is significantly less in obese subjects than normal BMI subjects and shows a significant positive correlation with BMI in normal BMI subjects, and negative correlation in obese subjects except in FEV1/FVC. Conclusions: The findings of the study revealed that all the parameters of lung functions that were studied showed a statistically significant inverse relationship with an increase in BMI