Silva, Ivanízia Soares da SilvaHolanda, Hesli de Sousa2016-12-222021-09-202016-12-222021-09-202016-12HOLANDA, Hesli de Sousa. Asma, sexo e suas repercussões clínicas. 2016. 36f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação em Fisioterapia) - Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2016.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/35960ABSTRACT: The present study aimed to analyze the sex differences in the clinical parameters of individuals with asthma. Were included in this cross-sectional study twenty-two volunteers, eleven females and eleven males. Pulmonary function was assessed by forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) and FEV1 / FVC ratio, respiratory muscle strength by maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) and maximal expiratory pressure (MEP), thoracoabdominal mobility through cirtometry, exercise tolerance by the distance walked in six minutes (DW6) in the six-minute walk test, asthma control by Asthma Questionnaire Control (ACQ), and quality of life in asthma through the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) Statistical analysis was performed through the Softwear Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), version 20.0 adopting the significance level of 5%. The results of the present study showed that men presented higher values for FEV1, FVC, MIP, MEP and DP6 (p <0.05). There was no difference in the measures of thoracoabdominal mobility (p> 0.05), the AQLQ showed statistical equality for all the domains analyzed, although the women presented lower average values, with the respective domains being observed for men and women: symptoms 5 , 40 ± 1.77 Vs. 4.51 ± 2.19 (p = 0.322), activity limit 5.35 ± 1.39 vs. 4.89 ± 1.34 (p = 0.458), emotional function 5.02 ± 2.13 vs. 4.62 ± 2.27 (p = 0.681) and environmental stimulus 5.00 ± 2.01 vs. 4.09 ± 1.81 (p = 0.290). We conclude from this research that men presented better values for FEV1 and FVC in the pulmonary function test, higher respiratory muscle strength and greater tolerance to exercise than women.openAccessAsmaAsthmaSexoSexSistema respiratórioRespiratory systembachelorThesis