The Effect of Obesity and Overweight on Pulmonary Function in School-Aged Children

Nurshan Mohamed Hamzah; Ahmed Chreitah; Maamoun Hakim

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The Effect of Obesity and Overweight on Pulmonary Function in School-Aged Children

Nurshan Mohamed Hamzah, Ahmed Chreitah, Maamoun Hakim

Published in American Journal of Pediatrics (Volume 7, Issue 3)

Received: 27 June 2021 Accepted: 28 July 2021 Published: 11 August 2021

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Background: Obesity has an increasing prevalence worldwide in both industrial and developing countries. It also leads to serious complications among most body systems including the respiratory system; which has not been well studied and proven in Arab countries. Objective: To evaluate the association between obesity degrees, and pulmonary function parameters. Methods: Non-asthmatic children aged 5 to 14 years old were enrolled in this study. We obtained height and weight for each child then we calculated body mass index. We performed pulmonary function tests using spirometer. Results: This study included a total of 99 children (51 boys, 49 girls), the mean age was 10.5 years. Spirometric parameters such as Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) was higher in children with overweight and obesity. While Forced Expiratory Volume during the first second (FEV1) in addition to FEV1 to FVC Ratio were lower in children with overweight and obesity. There also was a negative linear correlation between Body Mass Index in percentiles and FEV1, FEV1/FVC Ratio, which reflects an airway obstruction inappropriate with lung volumes. Conclusion: we recommend conducting the measurement of pulmonary function via spirometer within the investigations of children with overweight and obesity to detect pathological changes as early as possible.

Published in	American Journal of Pediatrics (Volume 7, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajp.20210703.22
Page(s)	154-158
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Obesity, Overweight, BMI, FVC, FEV, FEV1/FVC Ratio

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Nurshan Mohamed Hamzah

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria
Ahmed Chreitah

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria
Maamoun Hakim

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria

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