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 in:Respiratory physiology & neurobiology 2013-10, Vol.189 (1), p.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: Article
Language:English
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
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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.
ISSN:1569-9048
1878-1519
DOI:10.1016/j.resp.2013.07.016