The Effect of Body Weight on Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR) in Adolescent School Children from a Rural Area in South India
Abstract
The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide at an alarming rate in both developed and developing countries. [1] Childhood obesity can lead to increased airway resistance and respiratory muscle dysfunction as a result of excess fat deposition.[2] One of the major health problems is respiratory disorder induced by obesity especially in childhood. There is now good evidence that central obesity carries more health risks compared with total obesity. Central obesity is assessed using waist-to- height ratio (WHtR), which is a very good indicator and we use a cut-off of 0.5.[3]
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