Respiratory Muscle Strength in Healthy Indian Children of Age 7-17 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Saloni PawarAmitesh NarayanShreekanth D KarnadAlaparthi Gopal KrishnaKalyana Chakravarthy BairapareddyPublished in: International journal of general medicine (2021)
This study concluded that there is a difference in respiratory pressure values of Indian children with respect to those of other countries. Age, gender, height and BMI have a significant role in determining respiratory muscle strength. Boys demonstrated higher MIP and MEP. As age, height, weight and BMI increases, so does MIP and MEP.