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Volume 10, Number 7, July 2006, pp. 744-749(6)
Jump to full article: International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2006-06-26
Author: Authors: Amigo, H.1; Oyarzun, M.G.2; Bustos, P.1; Rona, R.J.3
Intro: 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 1/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.
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