Chest wall regional volumes in obese women

Highlights • We evaluated obese women during quiet breathing. • The chest wall volumes and breathing patterns were assessed. • Obese women were characterized by lung restriction and higher minute ventilation at rest. • Volume variations of the pulmonary rib cage are lower and volume variations of th...

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Published inRespiratory physiology & neurobiology Vol. 189; no. 1; pp. 167 - 173
Main Authors Barcelar, Jacqueline de Melo, Aliverti, Andrea, Melo, Talita Lourdes Lins de Barros, Dornelas, Camila Soares, Lima, Catarina Souza Ferreira Rattes, Reinaux, Cyda Maria A, de Andrade, Armèle Dornelas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.10.2013
Subjects
Adult
Breathing pattern
Central obesity
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Medical Education
Obesity
Obesity, Abdominal - complications
Obesity, Abdominal - physiopathology
Opto-electronic plethysmography
Peripheral obesity
Plethysmography
Pulmonary/Respiratory
Respiration
Respiratory Function Tests
Thoracic Wall - physiopathology
Tidal Volume
Peripheral obesity
Opto-electronic plethysmography
Breathing pattern
Central obesity
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Summary:Highlights • We evaluated obese women during quiet breathing. • The chest wall volumes and breathing patterns were assessed. • Obese women were characterized by lung restriction and higher minute ventilation at rest. • Volume variations of the pulmonary rib cage are lower and volume variations of the abdomen are higher in obese women. • The kind of obesity, either central or peripheral, does not further influence lung function and thoraco-abdominal pattern.
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ISSN:1569-9048
1878-1519
DOI:10.1016/j.resp.2013.07.016