흡연이 대학생의 동적 폐기능과 운동자각도에 미치는 영향

The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of smoking on dynamic pulmonary capacity and the rating of perceived exertion (RPE) in university male students. Twenty healthy young males (10 non-smokers and 10 smokers) were participated voluntarily for the study. The spirometer test was used to collect the data of dynamic pulmonary capacity (forced vital capacity, FVC; maximum voluntary ventilation, MVV). The modified Borg s scale was used to collect the data of subject RPE during exercise stress test on treadmill. The independent t-test was used to compare the statistical differences between the groups. The dynamic pulmonary capacity of the non-smoker group is s ignificantly greater than that of the smoker group (p<0 .05) . However, there is no significant difference in RPE between the groups (p>0.05). These results suggest that dynamic pulmonary capacity could be a better accurate parameter to evaluate the aerobic capacity in healthy young males with smoking habit.