DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2013.v01i04.007

Pages: 252-255

The present study was undertaken on healthy school children in Amritsar district, which could serve as a basis for comparative evaluation in children during health as well as disease. The study was conducted among 800 school children (400 boys and 400 girls) of Amritsar district of Punjab, 6-15 years of age. They were categorized in 3 groups group A (6-9 years), group B (10-12 years), group C (13-15 years). Height, weight, body surface area were measured. Spirometry was done using “Medspiror” and Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), Forced Expiratory Volume in one second (FEV1) were measured. On comparative evaluation, the FVC values increase with increase in age and are more in male children then in female children e.g. the value of FVC is 1.07L in group A, 1.75L in group B and 2.18L in group C and on comparing male with female children it is 1.08L, 1.81 and 2.24L in group A, B and C in males and 1.05L, 1.69L and 2.12L respectively in 3 groups in female children. The mean values of FVC in children increase with increase in age. Respiratory parameters are more in male children as compared to female children of comparable age groups. The purpose of the present study was to derive predictive equations for lung function from healthy children of Amritsar. The values observed in the present study are in agreement with those of various studies undertaken by other North Indian workers.