Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Erciyes Tip Dergisi, cilt.21, sa.1, ss.10-14, 1999 (Scopus)
Purpose: The present study was undertaken to study the effects of exercise on pulmonary function tests in young healthy male subjects. Material and methods: Pulmonary function tests were applied to 11 players of a men's basketball team in the league Data were evaluated statistically using Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test. Results: Before exercise vital capacity (VC), forced vital capacity (FVC) (p<0 01) and forced expiration volume in the first second (FEV1), maximal voluntary ventilation (MVV), peak expiration flow (PEF) (p<0.05) were higher than values predicted according to age, height and sex On the other hand, after exercise FEV1, FEV1/VC (p<0.01) and PEF (p<0.05) were found lower than predicted values. After exercise VC, FVC, FEV1, PEF, MVV and FEV1/VC values decreased from 5.73±1 17 l, 6.25±1.45 l, 4 95±1 01 l, 644.6±159 64 l/min, 181.2±48 00 l/min and 74 3±10 56 %, to 4 87±0 77 l, 4.58±0 94 l, 3 56±0 71 l, 454.7±81 87 l/min (p<0 01), 138.8±28 16 l/min and 72 3±9 54 % (p<0 05), respectively. Conclusion: Since our subjects were well-trained sportsmen, pulmonary function test values before exercise were higher than predicted values. It was assumed that the decrease in the pulmonary function test values after exercise was caused by fatigue.