Lung function and nutritional status of semi-nomadic Fulani children and adolescents in northern Nigeria
Lung function and nutritional status of semi-nomadic Fulani children and adolescents in northern Nigeria
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10.1093/tropej/50.1.20
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发表时间：
2004-02-01
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2
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VanderJagt, DJ
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作者：
Glew, RH;Brock, HS;VanderJagt, DJ
富拉尼人是西萨赫勒地区的半游牧牧民，其文化和经济以牛为中心。我们之前已经表明，富拉尼儿童和青少年（5-18 岁）发育迟缓且体重不足。研究人员对 6-18 岁的富拉尼儿童和青少年 (n = 70) 的营养状况和肺功能进行了研究，并与同龄的非富拉尼农村尼日利亚对照组 (n = 153) 进行了比较。参与者仅限于既往无呼吸道疾病史且过去 6 周内无上呼吸道感染症状的健康个体。用力肺活量显着不足（FVC；富拉尼男性，1.51 l；非富拉尼男性，1.86 l，p = 0.009；富拉尼女性，1.36 l；非富拉尼女性，1.79 l，p < 0.001），一秒用力呼气量（FEVi；富拉尼男性，1.44 l；非富拉尼男性，1.76 l，p = 0.02；富拉尼女性，1.24 l；非富拉尼女性，1.69 l，p < 0.001），以及峰值呼气流速（PEFR；富拉尼男性，2.69 It；非富拉尼男性，3.48 l/s，p = 0.002；富拉尼女性，与非富拉尼对照相比，富拉尼男孩和女孩均发现了 2.29 升/秒；非富拉尼女性为 3.35 升/秒，p < 0.001。富拉尼组的肺功能下降可能是由于呼吸肌无力或整体能量不足所致。
The Fulani are semi-nomadic pastoralists of the western Sahel whose culture and economy are centered on cattle. We have shown previously that Fulani children and adolescents (5-18 years old) are stunted and underweight. Nutritional status and lung function were studied in Fulani children and adolescents (n = 70), aged 6-18, and compared with a non-Fulani, rural Nigerian control group (n = 153) of the same age. Participants were restricted to healthy individuals with no prior history of respiratory disease and no symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection within the past 6 weeks. Significant deficits in forced vital capacity (FVC; Fulani males, 1.51 l; non-Fulani males, 1.86 l, p = 0.009; Fulani females, 1.36 l; non-Fulani females, 1.79 l, p < 0.001), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEVi; Fulani males, 1.44 l; non-Fulani males, 1.76 l,p = 0.02; Fulani females, 1.24 l; non-Fulani females, 1.69 l, p < 0.001), and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR; Fulani males, 2.69 Its; non-Fulani males, 3.48 l/s, p = 0.002; Fulani females, 2.29 l/s; non-Fulani females, 3.35 l/s, p < 0.001) were found in both the Fulani boys and girls compared with the non-Fulani controls. The diminished lung function in the Fulani group could be attributed to respiratory muscle weakness or an overall deficit in energy.