Study of Pulmonary Function Tests of Traffic Policemen In Jammu Region.
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2014-07
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The present study was carried out to assess the lung functions of traffic policemen in Jammu region. A
cross sectional study was carried out among 100 traffic policemen and compared with healthy persons
with the subgroup comparison among rural and urban areas. Lung function like FVC, FEV1 , FEV3,PEFR
& MVV on computerized spirometry. The results revealed that all lung functions were lower than the
healthy controls and differences were statistically marked in FVC,FEV1, ,PEFR. Intergroup comparison
between rural and urban revealed that police personnel's posted in rural areas had better lung function
than urban counterpart which varied among each other statistically significantly .(FVC -0.04,FEV1-
0.0003,FEV3-0.0001,MVV-0.003,PEFR-0.03). The traffic policemen exposed to air pollution have lower
lung function than the healthy persons and those posted at rural areas have better lung function
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PFTs, Traffic Policemen, Occupational Hazards
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Raina Vijay, Sachdev Sunil, Gupta Rajiv Kumar. Study of Pulmonary Function Tests of Traffic Policemen In Jammu Region. JK Science Journal of Medical Education and Research. 2014 Jul-Sept; 16(3): 122-125.