Repercussion of risk factors associated with the development of chronic bronchial pathology on pulmonary function in children

Sanz Ortega, J.; Martorell Aragonés, A.; Alvarez Angel, V.; Bermúdez Edo, J.D.; Saiz Rodríguez, R.; Fuertes Fortea, A.; Carrasco Moreno, J.I.; Cerdá Mir, J.C.; Colomer Sala, J.; Díaz Martínez, A.; Sanz Ortega, J; Martorell Aragonés, A; Alvarez Angel, V; Bermúdez Edo, J.D; Saiz Rodríguez, R; Fuertes Fortea, A; Carrasco Moreno, J.I; Cerdá Mir, J.C; Colomer Sala, J; Díaz Martínez, A

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Repercussion of risk factors associated with the development of chronic bronchial pathology on pulmonary function in children

Sanz Ortega, J.; Martorell Aragonés, A.; Alvarez Angel, V.; Bermúdez Edo, J.D.; Saiz Rodríguez, R.; Fuertes Fortea, A.; Carrasco Moreno, J.I.; Cerdá Mir, J.C.; Colomer Sala, J.; Díaz Martínez, A.

Anales Espanoles de Pediatria 32(5): 399-406

1990

ISSN/ISBN: 0302-4342

PMID: 2205137

Document Number: 355622

Of a total of 1,566 children, 1,416 of both sexes and aged 7 to 14 were subjected to functional respiratory exploration with a Vitalograph dry spirometer. The impact of tobacco smoke--as active and/or passive smokers--on the spirometric variables (FVC, FEV1, FEF2572, FEF50) evaluated by variance analysis (ANOVA) revealed no significant reductions. Asthma was the single antecedent of respiratory morbidity showing significant reductions in FEF2575, FEF50 among males alone; no significant reductions were observed for any of the other spirometric variables. No significant decreases were found in the spirometric variables on comparing two areas of the same city with the greatest difference in air pollution level.