International Journal of Tropical Medicine
ISSN: Online 1818-779XISSN: Print 1816-3319
Abstract
Pulmonary function tests play an important role in diagnosing airway obstructive disorders such as asthma, defined by a reduction in FEV1/ FVC ratio. Present study was aimed to study of pulmonary function tests in school going children in Bangalore to determine prevalence of airway obstructive disorders such as asthma. The present study was prospective observational study conducted on school going children in urban Bangalore during the period from January 2018 to January 20121. On the basis of the history, students with suspected asthma were subjected to PEFR and spirometry. Among 1000 subjects, based on questioner’s 85 (8.5%) of subjects were suspected of asthma. Prevalence of asthma in males was 6.75% and in the female was 10.76%, Among 85 subjects, 31 (36.47%) subjects have wheezing symptoms, 10 (11.76%) subjects have snoring and sleep disturbances, 35 (41.17%) subjects have Itchy rash, 28 (32.94%) subjects have Allergic rhinitis and 4 (32.94%) subjects had obesity. Among 1000 subjects, 85 subjects were suspected asthma, for them Pulmonary function was performed. Five (5.88%) subjects have PEFR <60 followed by 12 (14.11%) subjects have PEFR 60‐70, 25 (29.41%) subjects have PEFR 70‐80 and 43 (50.58%) subjects have PEFR >80. 1 (1.17%) subjects have FVC <60 followed by 2 (2.35%) subjects have FVC 60‐70, 8 (9.41%) subjects have FVC 70‐80 and 74 (87.05%) subjects have FVC >80. 2 (2.35%) subjects have FEV1 <60 followed by 2 (2.35%) subjects have FEV1 60‐70, 5 (5.88%) subjects have FEV1 70‐80 and 76(89.41%) subjects have FEV1 >80. Among 85 asthma suspected subjects, 5 (5.88%) subjects have FEV1/FVC < 80 and 80 (94.11%) subjects have FEV1/FVC > 80. Among school going children, FVC, FEV1 and PEFR were found to be statistically significant in the children suspected with asthma based on questionnaire.
How to cite this article:
R. Geetha Gandhi, K. R. Shalini and V. M. Vivek. Study of Pulmonary Function Tests in School Going Children in Bangalore.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makijtm.2024.1.24.27
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1816-3319/10.59218/makijtm.2024.1.24.27