Muscle mass and spirometric values in the BUAP athletics team
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https://doi.org/10.24310/riccafd.2020.v9i3.10091Keywords:
muscle mass, spirometry, athletesAbstract
Introduction. Spirometry is a test to assess respiratory function and its evaluation in athletes is useful, since physical abilities are essential for good sports performance. Muscle mass (MM) may be a determining factor that would explain the variability of spirometry results in athletes. For these reasons, the objective of the study is to associate MM and its distribution with spirometric values ??in the BUAP Athletics team.
Materials and methods. Sample: 25 athletes from the BUAP men's track and field team. Anthropometric evaluation: through Bioelectrical Impedance to obtain MM, from the trunk (MMtr) and from the lower extremities (MMei). Assessment of lung function: through forced spirometry obtaining: forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume at the first second (FEV1), peak flow and Tiffenau index.
Results. A positive correlation was found between all the spirometric variables and those of the MM, with the MMei having the highest correlation, the strongest correlations with PEF and FEV1 with respect to the MMei (0.664 and 0.865 respectively).
Conclusions. The distribution of MM has a significant influence on the respiratory function of athletes and it is the MMei that has the greatest association with spirometric values ??(FEV1 and PEF).
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