ASS0CIATION OF OBESITY AND PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST AMONG ADULTS

Authors

Dr Akkaladevi Sridhar Rao , Dr Sumanth Manthri Author

Keywords:

Bodymass index,Overweightand Pulmonaryfunction tests.

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.