Effect of wearing cotton towel Ihram and plain Ihram on lung function among Hajj Pilgrims.

Autor: Meo SA; Sultan Ayoub Meo, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Iqbal M; Muhammad Iqbal, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Usmani AM; Adnan Mahmood Usmani, University Diabetes Centre, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Almana AA; Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Almana, Department of Armed Forces Medical Services, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Alrashed AH; Abdulrahman Hamad Alrashed, Department of Family Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Al-Regaiey KA; Khalid Abdullah Al-Regaiey, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Pakistan journal of medical sciences [Pak J Med Sci] 2019 Jul-Aug; Vol. 35 (4), pp. 893-898.
DOI: 10.12669/pjms.35.4.727
Abstrakt: Objectives: Hajj is the world's largest gathering to Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Wearing cotton made Ihram is a basic and an essential component of Hajj. The aim of this study was to investigate the lung functions among Hajj pilgrims who were wearing cotton towel ihram (ihram with fibers) compared to those who were wearing plain cotton ihram (ihram without fibers).
Methods: Ninety male, non-smoker, Hajj pilgrim volunteers with age ranged 20-60 years were selected. Forty five of them wore cotton towel ihram and 45 wore plain ihram. A day before leaving for Hajj and wearing ihram (6 th Dhu-al-Hijjah) lung function base line parameters of Hajj pilgrims were determined. Hajj Pilgrims continuously wear ihram from 7-10 th Dhu-al-Hijjah. In the afternoon of 10 th Dhu-al-Hijjah, after removal of ihram, all parameters were repeated and at the completion of Hajj when all pilgrims return to their homes at Riyadh, all parameters were recorded again.
Results: Before wearing Ihram, anthropometric and lung function baseline parameters were recorded, no significant difference was found between the study population. After wearing Ihram on the 7 th Dhu-al-Hijjah and its removal on the 10 th Dhu-al-Hijjah significant decline in the lung function test parameters was observed among Hajj pilgrims who were wearing cotton towel ihram. Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) 4.30±1.18 vs. 5.03±1.41 (p=0.01); Forced Expiratory Flow 25% (FEF-25%) 4.39±1.94 vs. 5.69±2.84 (p=0.03); Forced Expiratory Flow-50% (FEF-50%) 2.93±1.65 vs. 4.07±2.08 (p=0.01); Forced Expiratory Flow-75% (FEF-75%) 1.02±0.70 vs. 1.66±0.94 (p=0.002) compared to those who were wearing plain ihram.
Conclusions: Lung function test parameters were decreased among the Hajj pilgrims who were wearing cotton towel ihram compared to those who were wearing plain cotton ihram. The pattern of impairment of lung function shows an obstructive peripheral airway lung involvement. It is suggested to conduct further large sample size studies to confirm the present study observations and reach at better conclusions.
Competing Interests: Conflict of Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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