Comparative study of spirometric parameters between active tobacco smokers and tobacco non-smokers

Karia, Ritesh M.; Gokhale, Pradnya A; Mehta, Hemant B

doi:10.9790/3013-0220222224

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“…Boskabady et al ,[ 19 ] Karia et al . [ 20 ] and Nawafleh et al . [ 21 ] showed that FEV 1 , FVC, MMEF, PEF were significantly lower in smokers than non-smokers.…”

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Air flow limitation in smokers – A cause of concern

Chawla

Kumar²,

Kansal³

et al. 2022

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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A BSTRACT Introduction: In India smoking is a common habit prevalent in both urban and rural areas irrespective of mode of smoking i.e., cigarettes, bidis, pipes, cigar, hookah etc., Spirometry can be helpful to determine effects of smoking on pulmonary functions. We aimed to study the effect of smoking on the pulmonary function tests. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted on 300 subjects including 150 smokers and 150 non-smokers aged between 25 and 60 years attending a tertiary health care center in northern part of our country. Quantification of tobacco smoking was performed by calculating smoking index. All the study subjects underwent spirometry. Results: All the spirometric variables (FVC, FEV1, PEFR, FEF 25-75%) were lower in smokers as compared to non-smokers and this difference was statistically significant. 76% of the smokers had obstructive, 10.7% had normal, 6.7% had restrictive, and 6.7% had mixed pattern on spirometry. 65.3% of the non-smokers had normal, 28.7% had obstructive and 6% had restrictive pattern on spirometry. Conclusion: Almost all the pulmonary function parameters were significantly reduced in smokers compared to non-smokers and obstructive impairment was common amongst smokers. As early quitting is associated with improved survival, it is important that these asymptomatic smokers are identified early and helped to quit. Primary care physicians being the first point of contact, can play a major role.

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“…Boskabady et al ,[ 19 ] Karia et al . [ 20 ] and Nawafleh et al . [ 21 ] showed that FEV 1 , FVC, MMEF, PEF were significantly lower in smokers than non-smokers.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%