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AuthorChaabane, Zaina
AuthorMurlasits, Zsolt
AuthorMahfoud, Ziyad
AuthorGoebel, Ruben
Available date2021-09-07T06:16:14Z
Publication Date2016
Publication NameCanadian Respiratory Journal
ResourceScopus
ISSN11982241
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2684090
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/22769
AbstractThe objective of the study was to determine the effects of tobacco use on selected markers of health and lung function in professional athletes. A total of 108 male professional athletes participated in the study from ten ball game teams in the same sport league in Qatar (age = 26.4 ± 5.1 yrs, height = 190.6 ± 11.9 cm, and weight = 91.5 ± 16.4 kg). The athletes have been playing professionally for about 6.3 years on average. In addition to demographic and tobacco use status, the following clinical variables were measured: resting blood pressure, heart rate, FVC, FEV1 sec, and PEF. The prevalence of tobacco use among the athletes was 27.7%. The FVC, FVC%, and FEV1% were significantly lower among the smokers compared to the nonsmokers (𝑝 = 0.003, 0.044, and 0.001, resp.). There were no significant differences between cigarettes smokers and nonsmokers in BP, HR, FEV1, FEV1/FVC, PEF, and PEF%. Similarly, those who smoked shisha had lower FEV1% values as compared to those who did not smoke shisha (𝑝 = 0.001). The decrease of FEV1 and FVC among smokers compared to nonsmokers is similar to what has been reported in the literature about other populations.
Languageen
PublisherHindawi Limited
Subjectadult
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athlete
blood pressure
forced expiratory volume
forced vital capacity
health hazard
heart rate
human
male
peak expiratory flow
prevalence
priority journal
Qatar
questionnaire
smoking
spirometry
athlete
epidemiology
lung
lung function test
pathophysiology
statistics and numerical data
tobacco use
young adult
Adult
Athletes
Humans
Lung
Male
Prevalence
Qatar
Respiratory Function Tests
Tobacco Use
Young Adult
TitleTobacco Use and Its Health Effects among Professional Athletes in Qatar
TypeArticle
Volume Number2016
dc.accessType Open Access


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