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Respiratory Movements at Different Ages
Background and Objectives: The current study aimed to better understand the changes in respiration that occur with aging in men and women to provide accurate recommendations for breathing exercises to improve health. Materials and Methods: A total of 610 healthy subjects, aged 20 to 59, participated...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10304263/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37374227 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina59061024 |
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author | Bai, Zhen-Min Sun, Yi-Ting Liang, Wen-Ming Truskauskaitė, Inga Yan, Miao-E Li, Chun-Ri Xiao, Jing Aihemaiti, Maiwulamu Yuan, Lei Rukšėnas, Osvaldas |
author_facet | Bai, Zhen-Min Sun, Yi-Ting Liang, Wen-Ming Truskauskaitė, Inga Yan, Miao-E Li, Chun-Ri Xiao, Jing Aihemaiti, Maiwulamu Yuan, Lei Rukšėnas, Osvaldas |
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description | Background and Objectives: The current study aimed to better understand the changes in respiration that occur with aging in men and women to provide accurate recommendations for breathing exercises to improve health. Materials and Methods: A total of 610 healthy subjects, aged 20 to 59, participated in the study. They performed quiet breathing while wearing two respiration belts (Vernier, Beaverton, OR, USA) at the height of the navel and at the xiphoid process to record abdominal motion (AM) and thoracic motion (TM), respectively. Vital capacity, representing maximal inhalation movement, was measured using a spirometer (Xindonghuateng, Beijing, China). After exclusion, 565 subjects (164 men, aged 41 ± 11; 401 women, aged 42 ± 9) were included for statistical analysis using the Kruskal–Wallis U test and stepwise multiple linear regression. Results: Abdominal motion and its contribution to spontaneous breathing were significantly larger for older men, while the contribution of thoracic motion was smaller for older men. There was no significant difference in thoracic motion between the younger and older men. The differences in women’s respiratory movements among various ages were mild and negligible. The contribution of thoracic motion to spontaneous breathing in women was larger than in men for those of older ages (40–59 years), but not for those of younger ages (20–39 years). Additionally, men’s and women’s vital capacities were less in those of older ages, and the men’s were larger than the women’s. Conclusions: The findings indicate that men’s abdominal contribution to spontaneous breathing increased from 20 to 59 years of age due to increased abdominal motion. Women’s respiratory movements did not change much with aging. The maximal inhalation movement became smaller with aging for men and women. Healthcare professionals should focus on improving thoracic mobility when addressing health concerns about aging. |
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spelling | pubmed-103042632023-06-29 Respiratory Movements at Different Ages Bai, Zhen-Min Sun, Yi-Ting Liang, Wen-Ming Truskauskaitė, Inga Yan, Miao-E Li, Chun-Ri Xiao, Jing Aihemaiti, Maiwulamu Yuan, Lei Rukšėnas, Osvaldas Medicina (Kaunas) Article Background and Objectives: The current study aimed to better understand the changes in respiration that occur with aging in men and women to provide accurate recommendations for breathing exercises to improve health. Materials and Methods: A total of 610 healthy subjects, aged 20 to 59, participated in the study. They performed quiet breathing while wearing two respiration belts (Vernier, Beaverton, OR, USA) at the height of the navel and at the xiphoid process to record abdominal motion (AM) and thoracic motion (TM), respectively. Vital capacity, representing maximal inhalation movement, was measured using a spirometer (Xindonghuateng, Beijing, China). After exclusion, 565 subjects (164 men, aged 41 ± 11; 401 women, aged 42 ± 9) were included for statistical analysis using the Kruskal–Wallis U test and stepwise multiple linear regression. Results: Abdominal motion and its contribution to spontaneous breathing were significantly larger for older men, while the contribution of thoracic motion was smaller for older men. There was no significant difference in thoracic motion between the younger and older men. The differences in women’s respiratory movements among various ages were mild and negligible. The contribution of thoracic motion to spontaneous breathing in women was larger than in men for those of older ages (40–59 years), but not for those of younger ages (20–39 years). Additionally, men’s and women’s vital capacities were less in those of older ages, and the men’s were larger than the women’s. Conclusions: The findings indicate that men’s abdominal contribution to spontaneous breathing increased from 20 to 59 years of age due to increased abdominal motion. Women’s respiratory movements did not change much with aging. The maximal inhalation movement became smaller with aging for men and women. Healthcare professionals should focus on improving thoracic mobility when addressing health concerns about aging. MDPI 2023-05-25 /pmc/articles/PMC10304263/ /pubmed/37374227 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina59061024 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Bai, Zhen-Min Sun, Yi-Ting Liang, Wen-Ming Truskauskaitė, Inga Yan, Miao-E Li, Chun-Ri Xiao, Jing Aihemaiti, Maiwulamu Yuan, Lei Rukšėnas, Osvaldas Respiratory Movements at Different Ages |
title | Respiratory Movements at Different Ages |
title_full | Respiratory Movements at Different Ages |
title_fullStr | Respiratory Movements at Different Ages |
title_full_unstemmed | Respiratory Movements at Different Ages |
title_short | Respiratory Movements at Different Ages |
title_sort | respiratory movements at different ages |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10304263/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37374227 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina59061024 |
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