Correlation between Abdominal Muscle Strength and Pulmonary Function Test Parameters in Healthy Students: An Observational study
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Keywords: Abdominal Muscle Strength, Pulmonary Function Test, FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC, PEFR.Abstract
Background: Ventilation is the mechanical process by which air is inhaled and exhaled. During forced expiration, active muscle contractions are required which include four abdominal muscles rectus abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique, and Transverses Abdomonis. Pulmonary function tests are an important tool in the investigation and monitoring of patients with respiratory pathology. This study aimed to find a correlation between abdominal muscle strength and pulmonary function test parameters in healthy students.
Methodology: It was an observational study with 6 months duration including 40 healthy students recruited by purposive sampling method. The outcome measure was ACSM Strength Test and Pulmonary Function Test.
RESULT- Using Spearman Test, the correlation between Abdominal Muscle Strength and FVC performed, r = +0.3621, p = 0.0217 showed positive weak correlation that was statistically considered significant, the correlation between Abdominal Muscle Strength and FEV1 performed, r = + 0.3957, p = 0.0115 showed positive weak correlation that was statistically considered significant, the correlation between Abdominal Muscle Strength and FEV1/FVC performed, r = - 0.1257, p = 0.4396 showed negative very weak correlation that was statistically considered not significant., the correlation between Abdominal Muscle Strength and PEFR performed, r = - 0.1543, p =0.3419 showed negative weak correlation that was statistically considered not significant.
CONCLUSION- From the present study, we found that there is a positive weak correlation between Abdominal Muscle Strength and FVC, between Abdominal Muscle Strength and FEV1, and a negative very weak correlation between Abdominal Muscle Strength and FEV1/FVC and Abdominal Muscle Strength and PEFR.
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