Relationship between pulmonary function and anthropometric measurements and body composition in young women

Abstract

This study was planned to evaluate the relationship between pulmonary function and some anthropometric measurements and body composition in healthy young women with different body mass index (BMI). Materials and Methods: One hundred seventeen (n:117) women, aged between 19-30 years, participated in this study. Some anthropometric measurements of the participants (body weight, height, waist circumference, hip circumference, and neck circumference) and body composition were evaluated by the researchers. Results: There was no difference in forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) and FEV1/FVC values of individuals according to BMI classification. In terms of disease risk according to anthropometric measurements, no difference was found between the groups in the pulmonary function test values (except for the waist circumference). Participants whose waist circumference were 80-88 cm were found to have a significantly higher FEV1/FVC value than participants whose waist circumference were >88 cm. It was determined that there was a positive correlation between body weight, lean body mass, body fat mass, total body water values, and FVC, FEV1 values. Conclusion: Differences in body composition and anthropometric measurements and pulmonary function assessment may be due to methodological and groupspecific changes in the studies. Long-term studies that question the body composition of individuals, food consumption and physical activity levels, will be beneficial. Amaç: Bu çalışma, farklı beden kütle indeksine (BKİ) sahip genç kadınlarda solunum fonksiyon testleri ile bazı antropometrik ölçümler ve vücut bileşimi arasındaki ilişkinin değerlendirilmesi amacıyla planlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya yaşları 19-30 yaş arasında olan 117 kadın dahil edilmiştir. Katılımcıların bazı antropometrik ölçümleri (vücut ağırlığı, boy uzunluğu, bel çevresi, kalça çevresi ve boyun çevresi) ve vücut kompozisyonu araştırmacılar tarafından değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Bireylerin BKİ sınıflamasına göre zorlu vital kapasite (FVC), 1. saniye zorluekspiratuvar volüm (FEV1) ve FEV1/FVC değerlerinde fark yoktur. Solunum fonksiyon testi değerlerinde (bel çevresi hariç) antropometrik ölçümlere göre hastalık riski açısından gruplar arasında fark bulunmamıştır . Bel çevresi 80-88 cm olan bireylerin FEV1/FVC değeri, bel çevresi >88 cm olan bireylere göre anlamlı olarak daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Vücut ağırlığı, yağsız vücut kütlesi, vücut yağ kütlesi ve toplam vücut suyu değerleri ile FVC, FEV1 değerleri arasında pozitif bir ilişki olduğu belirlenmiştir. Sonuç: Vücut kompozisyonu ve antropometrik ölçümler ile solunum fonksiyon değerlendirmesindeki farklılıklar, çalışmalardaki metodolojik ve gruba özgü değişikliklerden kaynaklı olabilir. Bu nedenle bireylerin vücut bileşimlerinin yanı sıra, besin tüketimi ve fiziksel aktivite düzeylerinin sorgulandığı uzun süreli çalışmaların faydalı olacağı düşünülmektedir.

Peculiarities of correlations between spirometric and anthropometric indicators in practically healthy young women of mesomorphic somatotype

“…Skinfold thickness on the abdomen was interrelated with the value of almost all indicators of this group, with the exception of volumetric expiratory velocity, respectively, at 25 % of FVC. Scientists discovered a relationship between spirometric indicators and body fat mass, anterior-posterior abdominal size, and the amount of water in the human body [5,15,24]. According to the results of our research, it can be predicted that an increase in subcutaneous fat deposition, in particular, skinfold thickness on the abdomen in mesomorph YW will lead to a decrease in high-speed spirometric indicators.…”

“…Currently, in scientific research, there is information about the connection of certain indicators of the external structure of the body (most often -height while standing and sitting, body weight) with spirometric indicators [9]. An inverse relationship between the characteristics of fat deposition (the amount of fat and fat-free mass, the total amount of water in the human body, the anterior-posterior size of the abdomen) and the indicators of pulmonary ventilation was found [5,8,15,24]. Unfortunately, there is little data on correlations of rapid spirographic indicators, lung volumes and capacities with total and different groups of partial body sizes in practically healthy individuals of a certain sex, age, and region of Ukraine.…”

Modeling of appropriate spirometric indicators in practically healthy young women from Podillia with ectomorphic somatotype

“…5 models (45.45 %) included the heights of the acetabulum, pubic and suprasternal points, they accounted for 6.06 % of the other predictors included in the regression polynomials. It is noteworthy that in YW ectomorphs, the main difference of which is a large longitudinal elongation of the body, body length (18.18 %) was found in only 2 models, which, according to the results of research by individual authors, was the main predictor of respiratory volumes [1,15,24].…”

“…It is interesting that a certain number of studies related to the relationship between the indicators of pulmonary ventilation and the characteristics of fat deposition, such as fat and lean body mass, sagittal diameter of the abdomen, and the total amount of water in the body [4,15,24]. It has been proven that obesity, even in the absence of disease, is the cause of a decrease in external respiration, which is considered a predictor of mortality and a risk factor for diseases [7].…”