Influence of the tobacco smoking on the bronchial asthma in teenagers

• Main Authors: B. Ts. Batozhargalova, Yu. L. Mizernitskiy
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Siberian State Medical University (Tomsk) 2012-06-01
• Series: Bûlleten' Sibirskoj Mediciny
• Subjects: bronchial asthma; rural teenagers; respiratory symptoms; tobacco smoking; case-control studies
• Online Access: https://bulletin.tomsk.ru/jour/article/view/503

Comparative epidemiological research on studying prevalence tobacco smoking and respiratory symptoms among rural teenagers with bronchial asthma. Control group have made non-smoking (n = 59), and skilled — smoking teenagers (n = 72). Prevalence of smoking among adolescents with bronchial asthma has made 55% against 44,3% on the average at adolescents (p < 0.05). At smokers sick of a bronchial asthma the presence of respiratory complaints, level of СO in exhaled air and urinary cotinine has been raised. Authentic communication of smoking with a series of symptoms bronchial asthma and chronic bronchitis in teenagers, shown is taped by a high and average parity of chances.