Relationship between body composition and lung function in elderly men and women

KARACAN S., GÜZEL N. A., Colakoglu F., Baltaci G.

ADVANCES IN THERAPY, cilt.25, sa.2, ss.168-178, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12325-008-0022-1
  • Dergi Adı: ADVANCES IN THERAPY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.168-178
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: body composition, elderly, lung volume, SPIROMETRY REFERENCE VALUES, FAT-FREE MASS, RESPIRATORY-FUNCTION, PULMONARY-FUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL-CHANGES, VENTILATORY FUNCTION, OBESITY, WEIGHT, AGE, ADULTS
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between body composition parameters and lung functions including vital capacity (VC), forced vital capacity ( FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 second ( FEV1), FEV1:VC ratio, and FEV1:FVC ratio in elderly men and women.