Pulmonary functions of narghile smokers compared to cigarette smokers: a case–control study

Libyan journal of medicine

Helmi Ben Saad¹ 

关键词: plethysmography;    tobacco;    narghile;    tabamel;    ageing;   

DOI  :  10.3402/ljm.v8i0.22650

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Co-Action Publishing

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundStudies of the lung function profiles of exclusive narghile smokers (ENS) are few, have some methodological limits, and present contradictory conclusions. The present study aimed to compare the plethysmographic profiles of ENS with age- and height-matched exclusive cigarette smokers (ECS).MethodsMales aged 35–60 living in Sousse, Tunisia, who have been smoking narghile exclusively for more than 10 narghile-years (n = 36) or cigarettes exclusively for more than 10 pack-years (n = 106) were recruited to participate in this case–control study. The anthropometric and plethysmographic data were measured according to international recommendations using a body plethysmograph (ZAN 500 Body II, Meβgreräte GmbH, Germany). Large-airway-obstructive-ventilatory-defect (LAOVD) was defined as first second forced expiratory volume/forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) below the lower-limit-of-normal (LLN). Restrictive-ventilatory-defect (RVD) was defined as total lung capacity < LLN. Lung hyperinflation was defined...

【 授权许可】

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