抽象
本研究的目的是评估哮喘(自我报告)的患病率和涉及这与哮喘在青年农民相关肺功能和因素。两百一十种女性和男性1691农耕学生407个男性控件一起进行了研究。每名受试者进行了问诊;使用干楔肺活量计在一秒(FEV1)和用力肺活量(FVC)用力呼气量的记录。组胺的支气管反应性使用颜方法测量。使用吸入性过敏原进行皮肤点刺试验。非吸烟者患有哮喘(5.4-10.8%)比吸烟者(11.3-21.0%)(P <0.05)低流行。女性报道的哮喘症状将近一倍,而作为男性。性别,吸烟和哮喘/过敏家族史的支气管哮喘患者显著相关。对照具有更高标准化FEV1和FVC残差比男学生,两者不吸烟者(0.21和0.24)与(-0.06至-0.05)和吸烟者(0.29和0.33)与(-0.11和0.13)(P <0.032)。 Bronchial hyperresponsiveness, asthma, siblings with allergy and working with cattle (controls only) were significantly associated with reduced lung function. In conclusion, the prevalence of asthma was significantly related to smoking, female sex, family history of asthma and allergy. Whilst bronchial hyperresponsiveness was associated with reduced lung function and lung function was slightly reduced in the male farming students, there was no association found between occupational farming exposure and either lung symptoms or lung function.