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Peak Expiratory Flow Rate of Healthy School Children Living at High Altitude
BACKGROUND: Anthropometric and socioeconomic factors are known to influence peak expiratory flow rate, but the effect of altitude has not been established decisively, due to conflicting results of various studies. AIM: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of altitude on peak expiratory fl...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3759070/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24020052 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1947-2714.115781 |
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author | Gupta, Sharat Mittal, Shallu Kumar, Avnish Singh, Kamal Dev |
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description | BACKGROUND: Anthropometric and socioeconomic factors are known to influence peak expiratory flow rate, but the effect of altitude has not been established decisively, due to conflicting results of various studies. AIM: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of altitude on peak expiratory flow rate of healthy school children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in which the peak expiratory flow rate of a group of 290 school children (140 male and 150 female), aged 7-14 years, residing in Shimla (altitude 2150 meters), were compared with the results obtained in an age- and sex-matched control group, consisting of 280 school children (138 male and 142 female), residing in Patiala (altitude 278 meters). Mini Wright Peak Flow Meter was used for the study. RESULTS: The mean peak expiratory flow rate value of boys at high altitude (265 ± 92.6 L/min) was significantly higher than those in plain areas (245 ± 82.1 L/min). Similarly, the mean peak expiratory flow rate of highlander girls (250.4 ± 70.2 L/min) was significantly higher than girls of plains (232.6 ± 65 L/min). CONCLUSION: The study suggests that besides anthropometric and socioeconomic factors, altitude is an important determinant of lung function. |
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spelling | pubmed-37590702013-09-09 Peak Expiratory Flow Rate of Healthy School Children Living at High Altitude Gupta, Sharat Mittal, Shallu Kumar, Avnish Singh, Kamal Dev N Am J Med Sci Original Article BACKGROUND: Anthropometric and socioeconomic factors are known to influence peak expiratory flow rate, but the effect of altitude has not been established decisively, due to conflicting results of various studies. AIM: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of altitude on peak expiratory flow rate of healthy school children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in which the peak expiratory flow rate of a group of 290 school children (140 male and 150 female), aged 7-14 years, residing in Shimla (altitude 2150 meters), were compared with the results obtained in an age- and sex-matched control group, consisting of 280 school children (138 male and 142 female), residing in Patiala (altitude 278 meters). Mini Wright Peak Flow Meter was used for the study. RESULTS: The mean peak expiratory flow rate value of boys at high altitude (265 ± 92.6 L/min) was significantly higher than those in plain areas (245 ± 82.1 L/min). Similarly, the mean peak expiratory flow rate of highlander girls (250.4 ± 70.2 L/min) was significantly higher than girls of plains (232.6 ± 65 L/min). CONCLUSION: The study suggests that besides anthropometric and socioeconomic factors, altitude is an important determinant of lung function. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013-07 /pmc/articles/PMC3759070/ /pubmed/24020052 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1947-2714.115781 Text en Copyright: © North American Journal of Medical Sciences http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Gupta, Sharat Mittal, Shallu Kumar, Avnish Singh, Kamal Dev Peak Expiratory Flow Rate of Healthy School Children Living at High Altitude |
title | Peak Expiratory Flow Rate of Healthy School Children Living at High Altitude |
title_full | Peak Expiratory Flow Rate of Healthy School Children Living at High Altitude |
title_fullStr | Peak Expiratory Flow Rate of Healthy School Children Living at High Altitude |
title_full_unstemmed | Peak Expiratory Flow Rate of Healthy School Children Living at High Altitude |
title_short | Peak Expiratory Flow Rate of Healthy School Children Living at High Altitude |
title_sort | peak expiratory flow rate of healthy school children living at high altitude |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3759070/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24020052 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1947-2714.115781 |
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