Nida Lathiya, Ruqaya, Padma Rathore.
Exercise Induced Changes in the Levels of Oxygen Saturation among Adult Males and Females.
J Liaquat Uni Med Health Sci Jan ;15(4):199-202.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the pre and post exercise SaO2 values in males and females. STUDY DESIGN: Comparative cross-sectional study STUDY SETTING: Department of Physiology, Baqai Medical University, Karachi. STUDY DURATION: 15th October, 2014 to 26th February, 2015 MATERIAL AND METHOD: Two hundred healthy participants having age ranges from 18-24 years were selected. With their consent, demographic data was recorded. Before exercise, participants’ SaO2 was measured by Pulse Oximeter. Participants were then subjected to run 3 Km on a motorized treadmill. Post exercising SaO2 was recorded immediately after exercise. Data analyzed on SPSS version 20.0 by applying t-test with significant p<0.05. RESULTS: The pre and post exercise changes were evaluated with age groups of <20 years and ≥20 years and with BMI among both genders. The results have shown a significant difference p<0.05 in pre and post exercise SaO2 levels in both genders However, with both genders of same age groups (<20 & ≥20 years) & same BMI categories, the pre and post exercise SaO2 changes were found to be non significant. CONCLUSION: The study has shown that all the values of SaO2 were within the normal ranges. Whereas there is no significant difference with the post exercise SaO2 in the same age groups and BMI categories of both genders due to the limited range of age and participants.

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