dc.creator | Amigo, Hugo | |
dc.creator | Oyarzun, M. G. | |
dc.creator | Bustos, P. | |
dc.creator | Rona, R. J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-01-29T13:47:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-01-29T13:47:56Z | |
dc.date.created | 2019-01-29T13:47:56Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
dc.identifier | International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Volumen 10, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 744-749 | |
dc.identifier | 10273719 | |
dc.identifier | http://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/159867 | |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between smoking and respiratory symptoms, lung function and bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) in young adults in Chile. SETTING: Selected sample of 1232 subjects aged 22-28 years. DESIGN: In this cross-sectional study, the outcome measures were: respiratory symptoms, forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory flow between 25% and 75% (FEF25-75), FEV1/FVC and BHR. RESULTS: Among the 1232 subjects, 67.7% of the men and 49.4% of the women were smokers; the median cigarettes smoked per day was four for men and three for women. Smoking was associated with wheezing, waking up with a cough, breathlessness following exercise and persistent cough, with odds ratios (OR) between 1.94 (95% CI 1.41-2.66) and 3.12 (95% CI 2.21-4.40) among those smoking ≥5 cigarettes per day, compared to non-smokers. Smoking <5 cigarettes was significantly associated with wheezing and waking up with a cough. Smokers had a lower
FEV1/FVC than non-smokers by
approximately 0.8%. Smoking was not associated with
FEV1, FEF25-75 or BHR status.
CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the early effects
of smoking on respiratory symptoms. It could help governments in Latin America take vigorous action to deter
young people from starting smoking.
KEY WORDS: smoking; respiratory symptoms; lung
function; Chile; young adults. | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/cl/ | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Chile | |
dc.source | International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease | |
dc.subject | Chile | |
dc.subject | Lung function | |
dc.subject | Respiratory symptoms | |
dc.subject | Smoking | |
dc.subject | Young adults | |
dc.title | Respiratory consequences of light and moderate smoking in young adults in Chile | |
dc.type | Artículos de revistas | |