ArticleJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2009
Pulmonary function abnormalities in never-smoking flight attendants exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke in the aircraft cabin.
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- Effect of twice daily inhaled albuterol on cardiopulmonary exercise outcomes, dynamic hyperinflation, and symptoms in secondhand tobacco-exposed persons with preserved spirometry and air trapping: a randomized controlled trial.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Trial
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- Second-hand smoke exposure level in the household increases risk of chest pain and wheezing: evidence from Qatar biobank.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- Elastin Degradation and Lung Function Deterioration with Remote Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Never-smokers.Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (Miami, Fla.) · 2022Article
- Remote exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke is associated with lower exercise capacity through effects on oxygen pulse, a proxy of cardiac stroke volume.BMJ open respiratory research · 2022Article
- Digital Delivery of Meditative Movement Training Improved Health of Cigarette-Smoke-Exposed Subjects.Frontiers in public health · 2018Article
- Lung volumes identify an at-risk group in persons with prolonged secondhand tobacco smoke exposure but without overt airflow obstruction.BMJ open respiratory research · 2018Article
- Effectiveness of a Novel Qigong Meditative Movement Practice for Impaired Health in Flight Attendants Exposed to Second-Hand Cigarette Smoke.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2017Article
- Cardiorespiratory response to exercise of nonsmokers occupationally exposed to second hand smoke (SHS).Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2017Article
- Meditative Movement as a Treatment for Pulmonary Dysfunction in Flight Attendants Exposed to Second-Hand Cigarette Smoke: Study Protocol for a Randomized Trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2016Review
- The self-reported health of U.S. flight attendants compared to the general population.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2014Article
- Effect of Second-Hand Smoke Exposure on Lung Function among Non-Smoking Korean Women.Iranian journal of public health · 2013Article
- A history of second hand smoke exposure: are we asking the right questions?Frontiers in physiology · 2013Article
- Reduced exercise tolerance and pulmonary capillary recruitment with remote secondhand smoke exposure.PloS one · 2012Article
- Associations between respiratory illnesses and secondhand smoke exposure in flight attendants: A cross-sectional analysis of the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute Survey.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2011Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine whether the flight attendants who were exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke in the aircraft cabin have abnormal pulmonary function.
methodsWe administered questionnaires and performed pulmonary function testing in 61 never-smoking female flight attendants who worked in active air crews before the smoking ban on commercial aircraft (preban).
resultsAlthough the preban flight attendants had normal FVC, FEV1, and FEV1/FVC ratio, they had significantly decreased flow at mid- and low-lung volumes, curvilinear flow-volume curves, and evidence of air trapping. Furthermore, the flight attendants had significantly decreased diffusing capacity (77.5% +/- 11.2% predicted normal) with 51% having a diffusing capacity below their 95% normal prediction limit.
conclusionsThis cohort of healthy never-smoking flight attendants who were exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke in the aircraft cabin showed pulmonary function abnormalities suggestive of airway obstruction and impaired diffusion.
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