高齢の男女における喫煙と肺機能. The Cardiovascular Health Study (心臓血管健康に関する研究) によるものです
M W Higgins1, P L Enright, R A Kronmal
1National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md 20892.
JAMA
|June 2, 1993
まとめ
喫煙は高齢者の肺機能を著しく低下させる. 60歳以上であっても,喫煙をやめると,喫煙を続けている人と比較して,肺機能が改善されます.
科学分野:
- ゲロントロジーはゲロントロジーの学科です.
- 肺内科 肺内科 肺内科
- エピデミオロジー エピデミオロジー
背景:
- 喫煙は,予防可能な罹病率と死亡率の主な原因です.
- 肺機能は年齢とともに衰え,喫煙は衰えを悪化させる.
- 高齢者の肺の健康に喫煙が及ぼす長期的な影響を理解することは,公衆衛生の介入に不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- 高齢者の喫煙と肺機能の関連性を調査する.
- 異なる年齢で禁煙することで,後の肺機能に影響があるかどうかを判断する.
主な方法:
- 人口ベースの見通し研究から得られた基線データの横断分析.
- 参加者は,65歳以上の非施設の男女5201人でした.
- 1秒間の強制排気量 (FEV1) と強制生命能力を用いて肺機能を評価した.
主要な成果:
- 喫煙者の割合は10~20%で,女性や黒人よりも高い.
- 現在の喫煙者は,決して喫煙していない人と比較して,FEV1が有意に低かった (男性では23%,女性では18%).
- 40歳未満の禁煙はFEV1レベルを大幅に回復させたが,禁煙後の禁煙は,継続した喫煙と比較して依然として利点を示した. 喫煙のパック年数で肺機能が低下した.
結論:
- 喫煙は高齢者の肺機能低下と密接に関連しています.
- 60歳以降も含め,どの年齢でも禁煙すると,喫煙を続けることよりも肺機能が改善されます.
- 公衆衛生の取り組みは,肺の健康を維持するために,高齢者の禁煙を奨励すべきである.
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