ABSTRACT

Aims: Even though it is known that smoking adversely affects pulmonary function, disease development, measured VO2max and exercise tolerance, the effect of smoking on VO2max not been evaluated. The aim of the study is to evaluate the cumulative impact of smoking on measured VO2max level of young smokers. Study design: Community based observational study Methodology: 116 participants (63 smokers and 53 non-smokers) meeting inclusion- exclusion criteria and willing to participate were included in these study. Queen’s college step test was performed on all participants and VO2max was determined according to the formula. Results: This study shows that there is a negative co-relation between BMI & VO2max (ml/kg/min) of smokers (-0.316) and of non-smokers (-0.392) which means that BMI is adversely proportional to VO2max. Our study evaluated the aerobic capacity of current smokers which showed the mean difference between non-smokers and smokers was -4.474 and the P value of 0.193 which says that the VO2max of young smokers was more than that of smokers. Conclusion: BMI is inversely proportional to VO2max and smokers have a higher level of VO2 max than of non-smokers. Keywords: Tobacco smoking, Aerobic capacity, Queen’s college step test, VO2max
Publication date: 01/01/2023

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2023/12.1.6715