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Environmental tobacco smoke and airway obstruction in children with sickle cell anemia. Chest 2013 Oct;144(4):1323-1329

Date

05/18/2013

Pubmed ID

23681054

Pubmed Central ID

PMC3787918

DOI

10.1378/chest.12-1569

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84885106036 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   17 Citations

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The contribution of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure to pulmonary morbidity in children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) is poorly understood. We tested the hypothesis that children with SCA and ETS exposure would have an increased prevalence of obstructive lung disease and respiratory symptoms compared with children with SCA and no ETS exposure.

METHODS: Parent reports of ETS and respiratory symptom frequency were obtained for 245 children with SCA as part of a multicenter prospective cohort study. One hundred ninety-six children completed pulmonary function testing. Multivariable regression models were used to evaluate the associations between ETS exposure at different time points (prenatal, infant [birth to 2 years], preschool [2 years to first grade], and current) and lung function and respiratory symptoms.

RESULTS: Among the 245 participants, a high prevalence of prior (44%) and current (29%) ETS exposure was reported. Of the 196 children who completed pulmonary function testing, those with parent-reported infant and current ETS exposure were more likely to have airway obstruction (defined as an FEV1/FVC ratio below the lower limit normal) compared with unexposed children (22.0% vs 3.1%, P < .001). Those with ETS exposure also had a lower forced expiratory flow, midexpiratory phase/FVC ratio (0.82 vs 0.97, P = .001) and were more likely to have evidence of bronchodilator responsiveness (23% vs 11%, P = .03). Current and prior ETS exposure and in utero smoke exposure were associated with increased frequency of respiratory symptoms.

CONCLUSIONS: ETS exposure is associated with evidence of lower airway obstruction and increased respiratory symptoms in SCA.

Author List

Cohen RT, Strunk RC, Field JJ, Rosen CL, Kirkham FJ, Redline S, Stocks J, Rodeghier MJ, DeBaun MR

Author

Joshua J. Field MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Airway Obstruction
Anemia, Sickle Cell
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Prospective Studies
Tobacco Smoke Pollution