Evaluation of Dynamic Pulmonary Function Test in Overweight MBBS Students

Title: Evaluation of Dynamic Pulmonary Function Test in Overweight MBBS Students

Author: Dr Amita Kumari Mahapatra, MBBS, MD

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v4i8.80

Abstract

Obesity is one of the most frequently found health risks and the prevalence of obesity is rapidly escalating globally in all age groups. Our aim was to determine and compare the possible alterations of pulmonary function tests among healthy controls and overweight individuals irrespective of gender. These findings serve as a reaffirmation, for the proven fact that increasing BMI leads to defective lung functions. All the four parameters were found to have statistical significance, which proves overweight to be a major risk factor for defective lung functions.

Keywords: Body mass index, Overweight and Pulmonary function tests.

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Corresponding Author

Dr Amita Kumari Mahapatra, MBBS, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology

Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital, Bhubaneswar-751025