[Growth and ventilatory function in Black children and adolescents]. / Croissance et fonction ventilatoire chez l'enfant et l'adolescent noirs.
Rev Mal Respir
; 12(2): 135-43, 1995.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7746938
ABSTRACT
The authors realized an anthropometric and spirometric study in Senegalese children and adolescents, 119 males and 82 females were selected. They studied the statural and thoracic rate of growth with age and the consequences on lung function growth. The correlations between each spirometric parameter and each anthropometric parameter were calculated in order to determine the best regression equations of pulmonary volumes and flows according to height, weight and other anatomical parameters. Results were compared to literature. The spirometric values were very close to Black American and African ones but the spirometric volumes were about 20% less than Caucasian values. The differences in forced expiratory flows were smaller (10%). The explanation is mainly anatomic African children have smaller thorax with long limbs as it was shown largely in adults. The rate of somatic and lung growth was not similar to Caucasian children, thus we have proposed our regression equations as spirometric reference values for African children and adolescents.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Respiração
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População Negra
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Crescimento
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Pulmão
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Rev Mal Respir
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Togo