Author :
Ayesha Anjum, Vijay Krishnan K, Praveen Patil
Volume :
3
Issue :
2
Abstract :
Background: Obesity has emerged as a major health problem in past few decades, in developing countries like India. It is found to affect the lung functions significantly. This study was designed to study the correlation of PEFR with BMI.
Methods: Sixty male volunteers were analyzed in the study. They were classified into obese (BMI> or =30) and non-obese (BMI