title: Body composition and the expiratory reserve volume in lean and obese men and women.
abstract: The expiratory reserve volume (ERV) of the lungs was determined in 40 women and 34 men over a wide range of age (18-58 years) and percent body fat (3.6-48.6 percent). A negative correlation with percent body fat resulted when the ERV values were expressed as a percent of the vital capacities (ERV/VC . 100). The regression equations were: for women, ERV/VC . 100 = 49.5 -0.63 %F, r = -0.70, SEE = 7.77; for men, ERV/VC . 100 = 48.7 -0.80 %F, r = -0.78, SEE = 6.05. No significant correlation with age or height was found for either sex.
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001823:Body Composition; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D005105:Expiratory Reserve Volume; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012737:Sex Factors; D014797:Vital Capacity