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Physical activity and its effect on forced expiratory volume. 2013

Syeda Sadia Fatima, and Rehana Rehman, and Saifullah, and Yumna Khan

Bahria University Medical & Dental College, Karachi. sadiafatima03@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE To assess and compare changes in pulmonary functions before and after exercise in young healthy adults. METHODS The case-control study was carried out from January to March 2010 on 292 medical students aged 18-24 years at Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Karachi. Baseline values for forced expiratory volume (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) were measured with a digital spirometer, and the FEV1: FVC ratio was calculated. The lung functions of group I comprising 192 volunteers after aerobic exercise of 30 minutes daily, for five days over eight weeks, was compared with group II having 100 controls who did not participate in any physical activity. SPSS 15 was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS At the end of eight weeks, there was a significant rise in FEV1 (2.49 +/- 0.82 to 2.59 +/- 0.79 liters), decline in FVC (2.80 +/- 0.92 to 2.7 +/- 0.87 liters) and an increase in the FEV1: FVC ratio (89.52 +/-12.66 to 95.56 +/- 13.42) in group I students. CONCLUSIONS Improvement in pulmonary functions was noticed as a result of physical activity.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009043	Motor Activity	Body movements of a human or an animal as a behavioral phenomenon.	Activities, Motor,Activity, Motor,Motor Activities
D005260	Female		Females
D005541	Forced Expiratory Volume	Measure of the maximum amount of air that can be expelled in a given number of seconds during a FORCED VITAL CAPACITY determination . It is usually given as FEV followed by a subscript indicating the number of seconds over which the measurement is made, although it is sometimes given as a percentage of forced vital capacity.	Forced Vital Capacity, Timed,Timed Vital Capacity,Vital Capacity, Timed,FEVt,Capacities, Timed Vital,Capacity, Timed Vital,Expiratory Volume, Forced,Expiratory Volumes, Forced,Forced Expiratory Volumes,Timed Vital Capacities,Vital Capacities, Timed,Volume, Forced Expiratory,Volumes, Forced Expiratory
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D013147	Spirometry	Measurement of volume of air inhaled or exhaled by the lung.	Spirometries
D014797	Vital Capacity	The volume of air that is exhaled by a maximal expiration following a maximal inspiration.	Forced Vital Capacity,Capacities, Forced Vital,Capacities, Vital,Capacity, Forced Vital,Capacity, Vital,Forced Vital Capacities,Vital Capacities,Vital Capacities, Forced,Vital Capacity, Forced
D016022	Case-Control Studies	Comparisons that start with the identification of persons with the disease or outcome of interest and a control (comparison, referent) group without the disease or outcome of interest. The relationship of an attribute is examined by comparing both groups with regard to the frequency or levels of outcome over time.	Case-Base Studies,Case-Comparison Studies,Case-Referent Studies,Matched Case-Control Studies,Nested Case-Control Studies,Case Control Studies,Case-Compeer Studies,Case-Referrent Studies,Case Base Studies,Case Comparison Studies,Case Control Study,Case Referent Studies,Case Referrent Studies,Case-Comparison Study,Case-Control Studies, Matched,Case-Control Studies, Nested,Case-Control Study,Case-Control Study, Matched,Case-Control Study, Nested,Case-Referent Study,Case-Referrent Study,Matched Case Control Studies,Matched Case-Control Study,Nested Case Control Studies,Nested Case-Control Study,Studies, Case Control,Studies, Case-Base,Studies, Case-Comparison,Studies, Case-Compeer,Studies, Case-Control,Studies, Case-Referent,Studies, Case-Referrent,Studies, Matched Case-Control,Studies, Nested Case-Control,Study, Case Control,Study, Case-Comparison,Study, Case-Control,Study, Case-Referent,Study, Case-Referrent,Study, Matched Case-Control,Study, Nested Case-Control
D055815	Young Adult	A person between 19 and 24 years of age.	Adult, Young,Adults, Young,Young Adults