Chronic adaptations of lung function in breath-hold diving fishermen.
| Autor: | Diniz CM; Department of Rehabilitation, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, Brazil., Farias TL, Pereira MC, Pires CB, Gonçalves LS, Coertjens PC, Coertjens M |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health [Int J Occup Med Environ Health] 2014 Apr; Vol. 27 (2), pp. 216-23. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Apr 03. |
| DOI: | 10.2478/s13382-014-0259-7 |
| Abstrakt: | Objectives: The aim of this study was to verify and analyze the existence of chronic adaptations of lung function in free-diving fishermen whose occupation is artisanal fishing. Material and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving 11 breath-hold diving fishermen and 10 non-breath-hold diving fishermen (control) from the village of Bitupitá in the municipality of Barroquinha (Ceará - Brazil). Anthropometric measurements, chest and abdominal circumferences as well as spirometric and respiratory muscle strength tests were conducted according to the specifications of the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society (ATS/ERS). In order to compare the measured values versus the predicted values, Student t test was used in the case of parametric test and Wilcoxon test in the case of nonparametric test. To compare the inter-group means Student t test was used for parametric test and Mann-Whitney test for the nonparametric one. The level of significance was set at α = 5%. Results: The forced vital capacity (FVC) (4.9 ± 0.6 l vs. 4.3 ± 0.4 l) and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) (4.0 ± 0.5 l vs. 3.6 ± 0.3 l) were, respectively, higher in the group of divers compared to the control group (p ≤ 0.05). Furthermore, in the group of free divers, the measured FVC, FEV1 and FEV1/FVC ratios were significantly greater than the predicted ones. No differences were found between the measured respiratory pressures. Conclusions: These results indicate that breath-hold diving seems to produce chronic adaptations of the respiratory system, resulting in elevated lung volumes with no airway obstruction. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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