Open AccessPEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE IN SEDENTARY POPULATION: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
Author(s) -
Yogyata I. Bhardwaj,
Archagargoje,
Abhijit Diwate
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vims journal of physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2581-8821
DOI - 10.46858/vimsjpt.2108
Subject(s) - desk , lung function , observational study , spirometry , medicine , population , physical therapy , physical activity , sedentary behavior , sedentary lifestyle , mean value , demography , asthma , mathematics , environmental health , statistics , lung , engineering , mechanical engineering , sociology
Background- To date there are very few studies evaluating the relationship between sedentary behaviour and pulmonary function in a population who works for more than half a day i.e. 6-8hrs continuously in front of technologies (mainly desk jobs) with no sign of physical activities. Hence the aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of a sedentary lifestyle on peak expiratory flow rate. METHOD- The study was conducted on 75 desk job workers, males and females of age group 30-45 years working for 6-8 hours without physical activity. Analysis of their lung function capacity was done by PEFR. RESULT-It is seen that there is a significant difference in the predicted and obtained values of PEFR in both genders. The mean predicted value of PEFR in females is 416.04±25.72 and the mean obtained value of PEFR is 284.7±72.84. In males the mean predicted value of PEFR is 542.6±23.33 and the mean obtained value of PEFR is 396.2±80.6. It shows that the sedentary lifestyle with physical inactivity affects the PEFR values CONCLUSION-Regular exercise in terms of physical activity is essential for every individual with a sedentary lifestyle to overcome health problems and improve their pulmonary functions.