Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Assessment of lung function, telemonitoring and quality of life
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory critical care

Abstract

Aim: to compare the different lung function measurements from athletes with calculated reference values according to their age and height.
Methods: We recorded lung function measurents in male decathletes (n = 8) and top level cross country skiers (n = 3) with mean (range) age 25 (19-32) years, height 187 (179-196) cm, and weight 85.4 (73-105) kg. We measured vital capacity (VC) and total lung capacity (TLC) using He-dilution method, forced expiratory flow-volume loop and maximal voluntary ventilation (MVV) using spiroanalyzer SA03 (Emros Ltd, Tallinn) and lung diffusing capacity (D_L) using CO single breath method (Transferscreen Erich Jaeger, Wuerzburg).
Results: The values of VC, TLC, forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 sec (FEV₁), and D_L were mostly higher than in reference population, with MVV and D_L having the highest % of predicted (see table).

	Actual value	% of predicted
VC, l	6.81 (6.27-8.19)	116.3 (107.0-133.0)
TLC, l	8.06 (6.87-10.24)	103.0 (87.6-129.0)
FVC, l	6.42 (5.54-8.19)	112.7 (98.3-137.0)
FEV1, l	5.11 (3.61-6.66)	107.6 (76.3-132.0)
MVV, l/min	222 (155-275)	152.9 (105.0-196.0)
DL, mmol/min/kPa	17.1 (13.7-19.7)	134.4 (112.6-165.2)

Data expressed as mean (range).
Conclusion: High MVV and D_L values indicate the increased functional capacity of respiratory system in our study subjects. Assessment of lung function measurements from top level athletes needs special criteria which differ from the predicted values of untrained persons.

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P. H. Kingisepp, J. Kivastik, T. Matsin, M. Alaver (Tartu, Tallinn, Estonia). Assessment of lung function measurements in athletes. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 986

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