ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
The Influence of Tobacco Use on Pulmonary Function in Elite Athletes.
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- The effects of nicotine withdrawal on exercise-related physical ability and sports performance in nicotine addicts: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Nicotine supplementation enhances simulated game performance of archery athletes.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2021Trial
- Tobacco Use and Second-Hand Smoke Exposure Among Athletes; Assessment by Urine Cotinine Level and Exhaled Carbon Monoxide: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Body composition and anaerobic power: correlational analysis in male athletes.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- The status and influencing factors of lung ventilation function in employees exposed to dust in enterprises of the XPCC, China.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Acute Effects of Nicotine on Physiological Responses and Sport Performance in Healthy Baseball Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Observational
- Is It Time for Sports and Health in the Era of Covid-19 Pandemic?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe sought to investigate the prevalence of smoking and lung function in the large cohort of elite athletes.
methodsThis cross-sectional study included 804 athletes competing at international level who were consecutively examined from January to December 2017. Elite athletes were classified in four groups of sport disciplines (skill, power, endurance and mixed): skill (n = 141), power (n = 107), endurance (n = 105) and mixed sport disciplines (n = 451). All participants underwent pre-participation screening, including spirometry.
resultsStudy included 745 (92.7%) non-smokers, 20 (2.5%) former smokers and 39 (4.8%) active smokers. The percentage of body fat was higher and the percentage of muscle was lower in active smokers than in non-smokers and former smokers. Active smokers were more prevalent among skill and mixed than in power and endurance sports. FEV1 and FVC, as well as FEV1/FVC ratio, were significantly lower in active smokers than in non-smokers. There was no significant difference in PEF assessed in absolute values and in percentages. Forced expiratory flows, evaluated at the usual intervals (25%, 50% and 75% of FVC), were significantly lower in active smokers than in non-smokers. FEV1 and MEF25 were the lowest among active smokers in the skill sport group, whereas FEV1/FVC, MEF50 and MEF25 were the lowest among active smokers in the power sport group. In mixed and endurance disciplines there was no difference in pulmonary function between non-smokers, former smokers and active smokers.
conclusionPulmonary function was reduced in active smokers and these differences were the most prominent in skill and power sports. The percentage of body fat was the highest and percentage of muscle was the lowest in active smokers.
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