DOI: 10.36347/sajb.2015.v03i05.003

Pages: 429-433

Respiratory diseases represent the most common cause of death in children. Allergic respiratory disorders in particular asthma are increasing in prevalence. Prevalence of asthma in Indian children is found to be as high as 4.75%. This cross sectional prospective study was conducted to establish normal values of PEFR for children of south odisha. PEFR is a lung function test which is easily measurable and reproducible but baseline value of PEFR has not been studied in Odisha. The aim of this study is to establish normal values of PEFR in normal children of Berhampur(5-14 Years).To find out the correlation of various anthropometric parameters with PEFR. Derive predictive equations correlations PEFR with age, weight and height. A total of 708 normal school going children 5-14 years were selected randomly to obtain PEFR form 3 different schools of Berhampur,(prominent city of south odisha). The miniWright peak flow meter was used to measure peak flow rate in a standard way. The highest of 3 reading was taken as the correct value.