Pulmonary Function Tests of Athletes

각종(各種) 운동선수(運動選手)의 폐기능검사성적(肺機能檢査成績)

The aim of this study was to investigate the pulmonary function tests of athletes related to Running, Swimming, Cycle, Taekwando, Wrestling, Boxing, Yudo, Badminton, Base-ball, Soccer, Hand-ball, Basket-ball and Volley-ball. Subjects were 269 athletes from 18 to 22 years of age. They were college students and citizens. The results are as follows: 1) Frequency of breath: (cycles/min., $M{\pm}S.D$) Running shows $13{\pm}3.6$, Swimming $12{\pm}3.2$, Cycle $13{\pm}3.4$, Taekwondo $12{\pm}4.0$, Wrestling $14{\pm}2.5$, Boxing $15{\pm}4.5$, Yudo $13{\pm}3.2$, Badminton $14{\pm}5.7$, Base-ball $15{\pm}6.2$, Soccer $13{\pm}2.5$, Hand-ball $14{\pm}2.5$, Basket-ball $12{\pm}5.6$, Volley-ball $12{\pm}4.2$(Table 2, Fig. 1). 2) Vital capacity: (1, $M{\pm}S.D$) Running shows $4.29{\pm}0.634$, Swimming $4.30{\pm}0.608$, Cycle $4.08{\pm}0.718$, Taekwondo $4.32{\pm}0.595$, Wrestling $4.40{\pm}0.663$, Boxing $4.45{\pm}0.779$, Yudo $4.58{\pm}0.389$, Badminton $3.98{\pm}0.556$, Base-ball $3.99{\pm}0.617$, Soccer $4.42{\pm}0.728$, Hand-ball $4.23{\pm}0.397$, Basket-ball $4.28{\pm}0.426$, Volley-ball $4.60{\pm}0.620$(Table 2, Table 3, Fig. 2). 3) Tidal volume: (ml, $M{\pm}S.D$) Running shows $615{\pm}180$, Swimming $603{\pm}121$, Cycle $529{\pm}189$, Taekwondo $726{\pm}112$, Wrestling $512{\pm}90$, Boxing$622{\pm}134$, Yudo $583{\pm}89$, Badminton $672{\pm}121$, Base-ball $714{\pm}97$, Soccer $579{\pm}89$, Hand-ball $507{\pm}69$, Basket-ball $628{\pm}133$, Volley-ball $597{\pm}144$(Table 2, Fig.3). 4) Breath holding time : (sec., $M{\pm}S.D$) Running shows $64{\pm}18.8$, Swimming $81{\pm}23.0$, Cycle $54{\pm}13.6$, Taekwondo $55{\pm}11.8$, Wrestling $78{\pm}12.5$, Boxing $63{\pm}9.6$, Yudo $71{\pm}14.4$, Badminton $62{\pm}9.8$, Base-ball $58{\pm}8.9$, Soccer $65{\pm}10.9$, Hand-ball $66{\pm}7.6$, Basket-ball $62{\pm}8.8$, Volley-ball $57{\pm}13.4$(Table 2, Fig.4).