确定哈德州儿科人口的峰值呼气流率的规范值
Shambhavi Datta1, Sunanda Jha1, Jawairia Jabeen1
1Paediatrics, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, IND.
Cureus
|November 27, 2024
概括
这项研究确定了哈德州儿童的正常峰值呼气流速 (PEFR) 值,发现它们低于印度其他地区. 在这个人群中,身高是PEFR的最佳预测因素.
科学领域:
- 肺部病理学 肺部病理学
- 儿科健康 儿科健康
- 生物统计学 生物统计学
背景情况:
- 峰值呼气流量 (PEFR) 测量强力呼气期间的最大空气流量,反映了大气道的功能.
- PEFR依赖于努力,并受到年龄,性别,人体测量和种族的影响.
- 确定区域PEFR参考值对于诊断喘等疾病至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定哈德州6-18岁健康儿童的正常峰值呼气流量 (PEFR) 参考值.
- 在这个人群中调查PEFR与人口统计/人类学因素之间的相关性.
- 将哈德的儿科PEFR值与印度其他地区的PEFR值进行比较.
主要方法:
- 在Jharkhand的Ranchi,对316名健康儿童 (6-18岁) 进行了螺旋测量.
- 记录了峰值呼气流速 (PEFR),以及人口统计数据 (年龄,性别,身高,体重,BMI,种族).
- 使用统计分析来确定相关性,并将发现与现有文献进行比较.
主要成果:
- 男性的平均PEFR为3.90±1.58 L/s,女性为4.04±1.49 L/s.
- 身高与PEFR的正相关性最强 (r=0.792),其次是体重 (r=0.713).
- 查尔坎德州儿童的PEFR值发现低于印度北部和南部报告的PEFR值.
结论:
- 该研究为哈德州儿童提供了基本的PEFR参考值.
- 在这个队列中,身高被确定为PEFR的主要人类学预测因素.
- 与其他地区相比,Jharkhand儿童的PEFR平均值较低,因此需要进一步调查潜在的促成因素.
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