Ethnic differences in lung function in Israeli children.

Roizin, Hector; Szeinberg, Amir; Tabachnik, Elvan; Molho, M; Benzaray, S; Augarten, Arie; Har-Even, D; Barzilay, Zohar; Yahav, Jacob

doi:10.1136/thx.48.9.906

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“…[18] Other 1993 Israel ''Anthropometric measurements could not explain interethnic variability in spirometric values;…could be due to ethnic differences in growth velocity.'' [19] Mixed explanations 1927 China ''It may prove that there is a larger variability in nationals of one country, caused by climate, activity and bodily build than is found between nations or races.'' [20] 1978 South Africa "The reasons for ethnic differences in ventilatory function are not clear, but could relate to differences in lung elastic recoil, or to the smaller sitting-to-standing height ratio in Blacks compared with Caucasians.…”

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Defining race/ethnicity and explaining difference in research studies on lung function

2012

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The 2005 guidelines of the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society recommend the use of race- and/or ethnic-specific reference standards for spirometry. Yet definitions of the key variables of race and ethnicity vary worldwide. The purpose of this study was to determine whether researchers defined race and/or ethnicity in studies of lung function and how they explained any observed differences.Using the methodology of the systematic review, we searched PubMed in July 2008 and screened 10 471 titles and abstracts to identify potentially eligible articles that compared “white” to “other racial and ethnic groups”.Of the 226 eligible articles published between 1922 and 2008, race and/or ethnicity was defined in 17.3%, with the proportion increasing to 70% in the 2000s for those using parallel controls. Most articles (83.6%) reported that “other racial and ethnic groups” have a lower lung capacity compared to “white”; 94% of articles failed to examine socioeconomic status. In the 189 studies that reported lower lung function in “other racial and ethnic groups”, 21.8% and 29.4% of explanations cited inherent factors and anthropometric differences, respectively, whereas 23.1% of explanations cited environmental and social factors.Even though researchers sought to determine differences in lung function by race/ethnicity, they typically failed to define their terms and frequently assumed inherent (or genetic) differences.

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“…The parents' socioeconomic status was assessed using the Olusanya et al classification [12]. Anthropometric data (weight, height, sitting height and chest circumference) were obtained according to standard protocol [13][14][15][16]. The body surface area was calculated using the Dubois and Dubois formula [17].…”

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Lung Function Indices of Children Exposed to Wood Smoke in a Fishing Port in South-South Nigeria

Oloyede

Ekrikpo

Ekanem

2013

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

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Children in the warm rain forest are at risk of having their lung function compromised by a variety of factors, including smoke from wood fires. A total of 358 children from a fishing port and 400 children living in a farm settlement were tested to determine their peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR), forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in 1 s per cent and forced expiratory flow between 25 and 75%. The values for the PEFR, FVC, FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s per cent and forced expiratory flow between 25 and 75% of the subjects were significantly lower than those of the controls (P value for males = <0.001, 0.01, 0.002, 0.01 and <0.001, respectively, whereas for their female counterparts = <0.001, 0.003, 0.001, 0.04 and <0.001, respectively). These deficits were observed to be more with increasing duration of exposure to wood smoke for PEFR, FVC and FEV1. Chronic exposure to fish drying using firewood can impair lung function in children. There is a need for alternative methods of fish preservation for those engaged in fish drying.

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Environmental predictors of survival in a cohort of U.S. military veterans: A multi-level spatio-temporal analysis stratified by race

Lipfert¹,

Wyzga²

2020

Environmental Research

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Ethnic differences in lung function in Israeli children.

Cited by 8 publications

References 17 publications

Defining race/ethnicity and explaining difference in research studies on lung function

Defining race/ethnicity and explaining difference in research studies on lung function

Lung Function Indices of Children Exposed to Wood Smoke in a Fishing Port in South-South Nigeria

Environmental predictors of survival in a cohort of U.S. military veterans: A multi-level spatio-temporal analysis stratified by race

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