Background: The effects of cigarette smoking on health is well established. It is a component cause of development of myocardial infarction, stroke, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the cardiopulmonary functions of smoking and non-smoking male students in Majmaah University, KSA.
Materials and Methods: Sixty subjects with age range19-24 years were participate in this study. Evaluate pulmonary functions using Spirometry. Heart rate, respiratory rate and rate of perceived exertion measured for each subject before and after 6-minute walk test.
Results: There is significant difference with p< 0.05 between smoking students and non -smoking students in their FVC, FEV1, MVV, HR, RR and PRE, which confirm that the smoking students are more susceptible for cardiopulmonary diseases
Conclusion: This study confirm that cardiopulmonary functions were affected in smoking group in comparison to the non-smoking group
Key words: Smoking, cardiopulmonary functions, pulmonary function assessment, Six-minute walk test, Modified Borg scale
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