Respiratory muscle strength and pulmonary functions in athletes: differences by BMI classifications

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Karaduman E., Bostancı Ö., Bayram L.

JOURNAL OF MENS HEALTH, cilt.18, sa.3, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.31083/jomh.2021.076
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF MENS HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, PASCAL, CINAHL, EMBASE, Gender Studies Database
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Body mass index, Respiratory functions, Sports disciplines, Individual athletes, Team athletes, OBESITY, ADAPTATIONS, PERFORMANCE, PARAMETERS, PHYSIOLOGY, CAPACITY, FITNESS, MASS, AGE
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background and objective: The respiratory capacity, which substantially affects exercise performance, tends to be affected by many factors such as anthropometric characteristics and different sports branches. We know which body mass index (BMI) category negatively affects pulmonary functions (PFs) in sedentary, but it is unclear in the athlete population. Thus, the first aim of this study was to compare respiratory muscle strength (RMS) and PFs in athletes according to BMI categories. Furthermore, we examined whether different sports disciplines affect RMS and PFs as a second aim in the study.