The purpose of this thesis is to define norms for inspiratory (Pimax) and expiratory (Pemax) pressures and mouth occlusion pressure (P0.1) in healthy white population of the 16-17 age group in the Czech Republic, specifically the capital city of Prague and its close vicinity. Furthermore, this work aspires to ascertain whether there is a correlation between the respiratory pressures, P0.1 and selected anthropometric and pulmonary values. In order to define the norms, 79 children were tested, including 41 boys and 38 girls 16 to 17 years old. After establishing the subjects' case histories, anthropometric, spirometric inspiratory, expiratory and forced vital capacity measurements were made. The study defined the norms of respiratory pressures and P0.1 in 16 to 17-year-old boys and girls, thus achieving its main goal. Furthermore, a difference was found between the average measured Pimax and Pemax values for boys and girls, with the boys showing higher values comparing with the girls. The study did not ascertain a correlation between respiratory pressures, P0.1 and selected anthropometric values (age, height, weight, BMI, BSA). No correlation was found between respiratory pressures and static pulmonary volumes. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:10:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ThiagoCVN_DISSERT.pdf: 3967132 bytes, checksum: 808ab0fb6d42acf030afd829319cfe49 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-03-30 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / The human respiratory system was so designed that would allow efficient ventilation, regardless of variations in the external environment that may hinder the act of breathing, such an act involves dozens of variables, among them we find the respiratory depression, which is nothing more than respiratory muscle strength. The pressures are widely used in several cases: Neuro-muscular; evolution of pulmonary dysfunction and a predictor for discontinuation of mechanical ventilation. Therefore it was proposed to carry out evaluations of these respiratory pressures for children and adolescents aged 10 to 16 years and propose a predictive equation that involves the anthropometric variables age (A, years), body mass (BM, kilograms) and height (H, meters) with maximal respiratory pressures (maximum inspiratory and expiratory pressure). Evaluations were performed in this age group of students in public and private schools of the Grande Natal , measurements were performed using the analogue manometer, were children and adolescents and their parents gave informed consent. 517 samples were taken, and 250 for males (M), 255 for females (F) and 12 were excluded according to our exclusion criteria. The sample was subdivided into three age groups (10-11, 12-13 and 14 to 16 years old). It was found through the student s t test (p &#8804; 0.05) for all variables studied, children and male adolescents had higher means than females, except for the MC. For the correlation between the variables found significant correlation (p <0.05) among all the variables when analyzed as pairs except between MIP and height for females. The development of predictive equations (for p &#8804; 0.05) based on three types of strategies adopted were restricted to two association between anthropometric variables isolated, resulting in: for males: MIP = -32.29 + (-2.11*A) + (-0.52*BM), MIP = 9.99 + (-0.36*BM) + (-49.40*H); MEP = 18.54 + 3.53*A + 0, 42*BM, MEP = -33.37 + 2.78*A + 52.18* H, MEP = -17.39 + 0.33*BM + 55.04*H; and, for females we find: MEP = 24.32 + 2.59 * A + 0.24*BM / O sistema respirat?rio do ser humano foi concebido de maneira que possibilitasse uma ventila??o eficiente, independente das varia??es do meio externo que possam vir a dificultar o ato da respira??o, tal ato envolve dezenas de vari?veis, dentre elas encontramos a press?o respirat?ria, que nada mais ? do que a for?a muscular respirat?ria. As press?es s?o amplamente utilizadas em diversos casos: Doen?as neuro-musculares; evolu??o de disfun??es pulmonares e par?metro preditivo para a descontinuidade da ventila??o mec?nica. Assim sendo foi proposto a realiza??o de avalia??es dessas press?es respirat?rias para as crian?as e adolescentes de 10 aos 16 anos e propor uma equa??o preditiva que envolvesse as vari?veis antropom?tricas idade (ID, anos); massa corporal (MC, Kilogramas) e estatura (E, metros) com as press?es respirat?rias m?ximas (press?o inspirat?ria e expirat?ria m?xima). Foram realizadas as avalia??es nessa faixa et?ria em estudantes de escolas p?blicas e privadas da grande natal, as mensura??es foram realizadas atrav?s da manovacuometria anal?gica, as crian?as e adolescentes foram informadas e seus respons?veis deram o consentimento. Foram realizadas 517 coletas, sendo 250 para o g?nero masculino (M), 255 para o g?nero feminino (F) e 12 foram exclu?dos de acordo com nossos crit?rios de exclus?o. A amostra foi subdividida em 3 faixas et?rias (10 a 11; 12 a 13 e 14 a 16 anos de idade). Constatou-se atrav?s do teste t de student (p&#8804;0,05) que para todas as vari?veis pesquisadas, as crian?as e adolescentes do g?nero masculino apresentaram m?dias superiores aos do g?nero feminino, exceto para a MC. Para a correla??o entre as vari?veis encontramos significativa correla??o (p<0,05) entre todos as vari?veis quando analisadas par a par exceto entre Estatura e a PIm?x para o g?nero feminino. A elabora??o das equa??es preditivas (para p&#8804;0,05) baseadas nos 3 tipos de estrat?gias adotadas ficaram restritas a associa??o entre duas vari?veis antropom?tricas isoladas, resultando em: para o g?nero masculino: PIm?x= -32,29 + (-2,11*ID) + (-0,52*MC); PIm?x= 9,99 + (-0,36*MC) + (-49,40*E); PEm?x= 18,54 + 3,53*ID + 0,42*MC; PEm?x= -33,37 + 2,78*ID + 52,18*E e PEm?x= -17,39 + 0,33*MC + 55,04*E; para o g?nero feminino encontramos: PEm?x= 24,32 + 2,59*ID + 0,24*MC

Background Since anthropometric variables are critical to the creation of pulmonary nomograms for FVC, FEV1, and other volumes and capacities, it is logical that anthropometric variables also influence the values of the maximal respiratory pressures (MRPs). Since nomograms are race-specific, it is important that tribe-specific tables of normal maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) and maximal expiratory pressure (MEP) be developed. To date normal tables for MRPs do not exist for Navajo children. Objective Therefore the purpose of this study was to derive MRP normative reference values for Navajo children in the age range of 6-14 years. Methods - Participants and Measurements A cross-sectional study was undertaken with a representative sample of 534 healthy children, ages 6-14 years, attending Navajo Nation elementary schools in Arizona. MIP and MEP were measured. Results Test results from 275 girls and 259 boys met American Thoracic Society quality control standards and showed that MRPs all increased with height. Mean MIP in cm H2O was 77 for boys and 67 for girls with lower limits of 44 and 40, respectively. Mean MEP in cm H2O was 75 for boys and 66 for girls with the lower limits of 42 and 38, respectively. Conclusion Since the data were collected from the population of interest, the resulting MIP and MEP reference equations should be used when testing Navajo children ages 6-14 years.

Background Since anthropometric variables are critical to the creation of pulmonary nomograms for FVC, FEV1, and other volumes and capacities, it is logical that anthropometric variables also influence the values of the maximal respiratory pressures (MRPs). Since nomograms are race-specific, it is important that tribe-specific tables of normal maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) and maximal expiratory pressure (MEP) be developed. To date normal tables for MRPs do not exist for Navajo children. Objective Therefore the purpose of this study was to derive MRP normative reference values for Navajo children in the age range of 6-14 years. Methods - Participants and Measurements A cross-sectional study was undertaken with a representative sample of 534 healthy children, ages 6-14 years, attending Navajo Nation elementary schools in Arizona. MIP and MEP were measured. Results Test results from 275 girls and 259 boys met American Thoracic Society quality control standards and showed that MRPs all increased with height. Mean MIP in cm H2O was 77 for boys and 67 for girls with lower limits of 44 and 40, respectively. Mean MEP in cm H2O was 75 for boys and 66 for girls with the lower limits of 42 and 38, respectively. Conclusion Since the data were collected from the population of interest, the resulting MIP and MEP reference equations should be used when testing Navajo children ages 6-14 years.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:16:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PalommaRSA_DISSERT.pdf: 871286 bytes, checksum: 4918cb8370bc81a4276c15ef2770900e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-05-19 / Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte / The strength of respiratory muscle are frequently assessed by maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressure, however, the maneuvers to assess PImax and PEmax are difficult for many patients. The sniff nasal inspiratory pressure (SNIP) is a simple and noninvasive technique use to assess inspiratory muscles strength. Reference values have been previous established for SNIP in adults but no previous studies have provided reference values for SNIP in adult Brazilian population. The main objective of this study were propose reference values of SNIP for Brazilian population through establishment of relationship between anthropometric measurements, physical activity profile and SNIP and at the same time compare the values obtained with reference values previously published. We studied 117 subjects (59 male and 58 female) distributed in different age grouped 20-80 years old. The results showed on significant positive relationship between SNIP and height and negative correlation with age (p<0.05). In the multiple linear regression analysis only age continued to have an independent predictive role for the two dependent variables that correlated with SNIP. The values of SNIP found in Brazilian population were higher when compared with predict values of previous studies. The results of this study provide reference equations of SNIP for health Brazilian population from 20 to 80 years old / Os testes de avalia??o da fun??o muscular respirat?ria como as medidas de press?o respirat?ria m?xima (Press?o Inspirat?ria m?xima - PIm?x e Press?o Expirat?ria m?xima - PEm?x) s?o testes cl?ssicos de for?a muscular respirat?ria, por?m alguns indiv?duos podem expressar certa dificuldade para a execu??o dessas manobras. A Press?o Inspirat?ria Nasal Sniff (Sniff Nasal Inspiratory Pressure - Pnsn), por se tratar de uma t?cnica f?cil e n?o-invasiva, tem sido utilizada para avaliar a for?a muscular inspirat?ria. Alguns estudos determinaram valores de refer?ncia de Pnsn em adultos, por?m n?o h? relatos na popula??o brasileira. Os principais objetivos desse estudo foram propor equa??es de refer?ncia para Pnsn na popula??o brasileira para homens e mulheres, a partir da investiga??o da rela??o entre Pnsn e idade, peso, altura, ?ndice de Massa Corp?rea - IMC e padr?o de atividade f?sica habitual, bem como avaliar a Pnsn numa amostra de volunt?rios saud?veis e comparar com os valores preditos em outras popula??es. A amostra foi composta de 117 indiv?duos (59 homens e 58 mulheres), estratificados em grupos et?rios entre 20-80 anos. Os resultados evidenciaram valores significativamente maiores da Pnsn com o aumento da altura e significativamente menores com o aumento da idade (p<0,05). Ao analisar as equa??es de regress?o linear m?ltipla, apenas a idade permaneceu exercendo influ?ncia na predi??o da Pnsn e os valores obtidos de Pnsn foram superiores quando comparados aos valores preditos em outras popula??es adultas. Nesse contexto, sugere-se equa??es preditivas para Pnsn em indiv?duos brasileiros saud?veis na faixa et?ria entre 20 e 80 anos, com o intuito de minimizar discrep?ncias diagn?sticas ao comparar indiv?duos

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:16:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ThaiseLA.pdf: 779453 bytes, checksum: fe87c118f2c753bc8ffd4a32cb6a1146 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-07-22 / Background: The myotonic dystrophy (MD) is a multisystem neuromuscular disease that can affect the respiratory muscles and heart function, and cause impairment in quality of life. Objectives: Investigate the changes in respiratory muscle strength, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and autonomic modulation heart rate (HR) in patients with MD. Methods: Twenty-three patients performed assessment of pulmonary function, sniff nasal inspiratory pressure (SNIP), the maximal inspiratory (MIP) and expiratory (MEP) pressure, and of HRQoL (SF-36 questionnaire). Of these patients, 17 underwent assessment of heart rate variability (HRV) at rest, in the supine and seated positions. Results: The values of respiratory muscle strength were 64, 70 and 80% of predicted for MEP, MIP, and SNIP, respectively. Significant differences were found in the SF-36 domains of physical functioning (58.7 ? 31,4 vs. 84.5 ? 23, p<0.01) and physical problems (43.4 ? 35.2 vs. 81.2 ? 34, p<0.001) when patients were compared with the reference values. Single linear regression analysis demonstrated that MIP explains 29% of the variance in physical functioning, 18% of physical problems and 20% of vitality. The HRV showed that from supine position to seated, HF decreased (0.43 x 0.30), and LF (0.57 x 0.70) and the LF/HF ratio (1.28 x 2.22) increased (p< 0.05). Compared to healthy persons, LF was lower in both male patients (2.68 x 2.99) and women (2.31 x 2.79) (p< 0.05). LF / HF ratio and LF were higher in men (5.52 x 1.5 and 0.8 x 0.6, p <0.05) and AF in women (0.43 x 0.21) (p< 0.05). There was positive correlation between the time of diagnosis and LF / HF ratio (r = 0.7, p <0.01). Conclusions: The expiratory muscle strength was reduced. The HRQoL was more impaired on the physical aspects and partly influenced by changes in inspiratory muscle strength. The HRV showed that may be sympathetic dysfunction in autonomic modulation of HR, although with normal adjustment of autonomic modulation during the change of posture. The parasympathetic modulation is higher in female patients and sympathetic tends to increase in patients with longer diagnosis / Introdu??o: A distrofia miot?nica (DM) ? uma doen?a neuromuscular multissist?mica que pode afetar a musculatura respirat?ria e a fun??o card?aca, e ocasionar preju?zos na qualidade de vida. Objetivos: Investigar as altera??es na for?a muscular respirat?ria, qualidade de vida relacionada ? sa?de (QVRS), e modula??o auton?mica da freq??ncia card?aca (FC) em pacientes com DM. M?todos: Foram avaliados 23 pacientes quanto ? fun??o pulmonar, press?o inspirat?ria nasal sniff (SNIP), press?es respirat?rias m?ximas (PIm?x e PEm?x), e QVRS (question?rio SF-36). Destes, 17 realizaram avalia??o da variabilidade da frequ?ncia card?aca (VFC) em repouso, nas posturas supina e sentada. Resultados: Os valores da for?a muscular respirat?ria foram de 64, 70 e 80%predito para PEm?x, PIm?x, e SNIP, respectivamente. Foi encontrada diminui??o significativa nos dom?nios do SF-36 capacidade funcional (58.7 ? 31,4 vs. 84.5 ? 23, p<0.01) e disfun??o f?sica (43.4 ? 35.2 vs. 81.2 ? 34, p<0.001) comparado a valores de refer?ncia. A an?lise de regress?o linear mostrou que a PIm?x explica 29% da vari?ncia na capacidade funcional, 18% na disfun??o f?sica e 20% na vitalidade. A VFC mostrou que, da postura supina para a sentada, o espectro AF diminuiu (0.43 x 0.30) e o espectro BF (0.57 x 0.70) e a raz?o BF/AF (1.28 x 2.22) aumentaram, com p<0.05. Comparado a valores de refer?ncia, BF foi inferior (p<0.05) tanto nos pacientes homens (2.68 x 2.99), como nas mulheres (2.31 x 2.79). A raz?o BF/AF e o espectro BF foram maiores nos homens (5.52 x 1.5 e 0.8 x 0.6), e o espectro AF, nas mulheres (0.43 x 0.21), com p<0.05. Houve correla??o significativa positiva entre tempo de diagn?stico e raz?o BF/AF (r= 0.7, p< 0.01). Conclus?es: Indiv?duos com DM t?m for?a muscular expirat?ria diminu?da. A QVRS mostrou-se mais prejudicada em rela??o a aspectos f?sicos e parcialmente influenciada por varia??es na for?a muscular inspirat?ria. Pode haver disfun??o simp?tica na modula??o auton?mica da FC, com ajuste normal da postura supina para a sentada. A modula??o parassimp?tica ? superior em pacientes mulheres e a modula??o simp?tica tende a aumentar nos pacientes com maior tempo de diagn?stico