Behavior of respiratory muscle strength in morbidly obese women by using different predictive equations

CONCLUSIONS: Inspiratory muscle strength was greater in the morbidly obese subjects. The most appropriate equation for calculating the predicted MIP values for the morbidly obese seems to be Harik-Khan equation. There seem to be similarities between the respiratory muscle strength behavior of morbidly obese and normal-weight women, however, these findings are still inconclusive.
Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia - Category: Physiotherapy Source Type: research