Effects of passive smoking on vascular endothelial function in office women
- VernacularTitle:被动吸烟对办公室工作女性血管内皮功能的影响
- Author:
Liang YU
;
Mei WANG
;
Li GAO
;
Wendong QU
;
Lun LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Smoking;
Tobacco smoke pollution;
Endothelium,vascular
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2008;7(7):453-455
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the effects of passive smoking on vascular endothelial function in office women.Methods Totally,94 healthy office women volunteers from urban(36 women)and townships or towns(58 women)were divided into three groups based on the extent of their daily exposure to passive smoking,group A exposed to one to eight cigarettes,group B exposed to nine to 15 cigarettes,and group C exposed to more than 15 cigarettes,respectively,with 20 healthy young women without exposure to passive smoking as controls.Internal diameter of the brachial artery Was measured by color Doppler ultrasound scanning for each of the participants and its changes were observed before and after congestive reaction of the brachial artery test and nitroglycerin test.Results Thirteen of 36 office women from urban and 38 of 58 from townships or towns exposed to passive smoking of more than eight cigarettes daily,with chi-square of 7.74,P=0.0054.The brachial artery in groups A,B and C dilated less than that in the controls did.The brachial artery in group C dilated less than that in the groups A and B did.Conclusion Passive smoking could damage vascular endothelial dilatation function in office women.
