A COMPARISON OF PERIPHERAL AIRWAY FUNCTION IN SMOKERS AND NONSMOKERS
- VernacularTitle:健康吸烟者与不吸烟者小气道功能测定的比较
- Author:
Liman WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
smoking;
small airway;
forced expiration;
pulmonary function
- From:
Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University
1981;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Fourteen indices of small airway function were measured in 39 male smokers. Fourty male nonsmokers served as the reference. Of 6 forced expiration indices, none revealed the difference between the smokers and nonsmokers in younger age group; in the middle age group only MTT tested the difference significantly; in the smokers of the elder age group all of them significantly changed. Closing volume measurements, helium/oxygen flow-volume curves and diffusing volume did not distinguish the smokers from nonsmokers in all the age groups. The influence of age on the smoking-related changes in MTT and MET was significant. The results show that MTT and other forced expiration indices were more sensitive for mild airway abnormalities than the methods of closing volume, helium/oxygen flow-volume curves and single-breath diffusing capacity.
