Nutritional and lung function profile of boys belonging to east Delhi.
Nutritional and pulmonary profile of 50 boys (age group 12-15 years) belonging to slums of East Delhi were studied. Various anthropometric parameters (height, weight, total body fat) and pulmonary parameters (FVC, FEV1 and PEFR) were recorded and compared with control group of same age studying in public school of East Delhi. Regression analysis was carried out to see the correlation between body surface area (BSA) with lung functions. The lung functions were found to be compromised in boys inhabitating the slums and a positive correlation between BSA and lung functions indicates that multitude of factors like environmental pollution, nutritional status, etc, do contribute towards pulmonary morbidity.
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Department of Physiology, UCMS, Delhi.
D000293:Adolescent; D000886:Anthropometry; D002648:Child; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D011203:Poverty; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D014505:Urban Population