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- Association between Lung Function and Green Cover in the Living Space of School Children in Puducherry
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D. Savita
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V. Raji Sugumar
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1 PG and Research Department of Home Science Bharathidasan Govt. College for Women, (Autonomous), Puducherry, IN
1 PG and Research Department of Home Science Bharathidasan Govt. College for Women, (Autonomous), Puducherry, IN
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FoodSci: Indian Journal of Research in Food Science and Nutrition, Vol 4, No 2 (2017), Pagination: 51-53Abstract
Respiratory ailments such as cough, cold and allergies have been scaling up among children due to unprecedented decline in air quality during the past few decades in India. Respiratory health of children in Puducherry in association with air quality is not well documented. Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR), pulse rate and oxygen saturation (SPO2) were studied using peak flow meter and pulse oximeter in 1187 school children (10-14 years) selected from Puducherry by stratified random sampling method. Socio-demographic, health status, dietary and lifestyle pattern were collected by interview schedule. Children were categorized into two groups based on ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ answers for the presence of green space in and around their home. Data was analyzed using mean and standard deviation. Around 95% and 77.5% of the girls and 91.6% and 83.0% of the boys from rural and urban areas respectively had reported the presence of green cover in and around their homes. Girls living in the rural area (294.7 ± 53.8 Vs. 297.2 ± 49.9) and boys living in the urban area (291.9 ± 68.5 Vs. 288.4 ± 56.2) had higher PEFR when compared to their respective counterparts. The minimum (2.8 L/min) and maximum difference (23.9 L/min) in PEFR between the two groups was noted among urban girls and rural boys’ respectively. Greenspaces lowers air pollution and increases the lung capacity. Hence, children must be encouraged to spend more time in greenspaces such as parks, backyards with more trees and plants and also motivated to start their own kitchen garden and terrace garden.Keywords
School Children, Peak Expiratory Flow Rate, Peak Flow Meter, Pulse Oximeter, Union Territory of Puducherry.Full Text
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- Association between Food Intake, BMI and PEFR of School Children (10-14 years) in the Union Territory of Puducherry
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1 PG and Research Department of Home Science, Bharathidasan Government College for Women, (Autonomous), Puducherry U.T. – 605 003, IN
2 Department of Statistics, Pondicherry University, Puducherry U.T. – 605 014, IN
1 PG and Research Department of Home Science, Bharathidasan Government College for Women, (Autonomous), Puducherry U.T. – 605 003, IN
2 Department of Statistics, Pondicherry University, Puducherry U.T. – 605 014, IN
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FoodSci: Indian Journal of Research in Food Science and Nutrition, Vol 5, No 1 (2018), Pagination: 25-36Abstract
Drastic transition in the dietary habits of children has resulted in an uprising trend in childhood respiratory morbidity. Diet being a modifiable risk factor for respiratory discomforts, the authors aimed to investigate the association between food intake, Body Mass Index and Peak Expiratory Flow Rate by examining cross-sectional data from 1926 school children (10-14 years) selected from the four regions of the Union Territory of Puducherry during 2015 to 2017. The results revealed that Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED) was prevalent and statistically significant among majority of the children in the Union Territory of Puducherry. The lowest minimum (228.2 L/min) and lowest maximum (330.9 L/min) PEFR values was noted among milk consumers while the highest maximum was seen among strawberry eaters (410 L/min). The minimum range of PEFR for fruit intake was found to be lowest for banana (235.8 L/min). Among the animal sources, fish eaters had the highest maximum PEFR (355.5 L/min). Those consuming fried foods had PEFR value of 353.8 L/min which was same as that of banana eaters. Of the 19 food items the highest difference in mean PEFR value within each food item was observed in strawberry (151.4 L/min) and the lowest in chicken (101.1 L/min). The implication of this study is that vegetarian diet consisting of more fresh fruits and vegetables have a stronger association with PEFR values when compared to non-vegetarian diet.
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BMI, Food Frequency Intake, PEFR, School Children, Union Territory of Puducherry.Full Text
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