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Demographic and anthropometric correlates of maximum inspiratory pressure: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities
M A Carpenter1, M S Tockman, R G Hutchinson
1Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 27514, USA.
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
|February 2, 1999
Abstract:
Maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP), an indicator of inspiratory muscle strength, is reported on 13,005 African-American and white participants from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Sex-specific associations between MIP and age, anthropometric measures, physical activity, health status, smoking status, and education level are presented. In this cohort of subjects 47 to 68 yr of age, MIP decreased 0.93 cm H2O (p