Authors : Rupal Agrawal and Prajakta Nande
Page Nos : 32-40
Description :
Abstract:
Air pollution caused by waste disposal is on increasing. Children & adolescents are more prone to the exposure as they spend their maximum time in outdoor activities. Young players engaged in the field practice in the outdoor games like basketball can experience difficulties in reaching at the peak of aerobic power because of low peak expiratory flow rate
(PEFR). Present study deals with measurement of PEFR of forty (n=40) female & male
basketball players from age groups 10-12 & 13-15 yrs. Respiratory rate (RR) & hemoglobin level (Hb) of players were measured. Weight, height & wrist circumference were measured & based on these indices, body mass index (BMI), body surface area (BSA) & body frame size (BFS) were derived. Mean PEFR of boys from both the age groups of 10-12 & 13-15 yrs was
higher than girls of same age. Positive effect of sports training on PEFR in girls & boys from age group 13-15 yrs was seen, with PEFR correlated positively with age. PEFR also correlated positively with RR, Hb & VO2max.
Keywords: peak expiratory flow, VO2max, respiratory rate, body surface area.
