dc.contributor.author | Sumer, H | |
dc.contributor.author | Turaclar, UT | |
dc.contributor.author | Onarlioglu, T | |
dc.contributor.author | Ozdemir, L | |
dc.contributor.author | Zwahlen, M | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-27T12:10:23Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-28T10:23:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-27T12:10:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-28T10:23:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0303-8408 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-004-3038-6 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/11299 | |
dc.description | WOS: 000223152400006 | en_US |
dc.description | PubMed ID: 15357526 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: To assess the association of biomass as domestic energy source on respiratory function in rural areas of Mid-Anatolia in Turkey where biomass use is frequent. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, pulmonary functions measurements of 112 cow-dung users and 153 modern energy source users, all non-smokers, were assessed and compared. Several sociodemographic factors were assessed by questionnaire, and ventilatory function measurements included forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1, forced vital capacity (FVC), FEV1/FVC ratio and the flow between the first 25 and 75 of forced expiratory flow (FEF25-75), and were compared, deploying univariate and multivariate methods, between the two groups. Results: The individuals in the biomass exposed and unexposed group were similar regarding demographic characteristics: 67.0% were female (exposed) vs 60.1% (unexposed) with an age range of 17 to 64 (exposed) and 18 to 70 years (unexposed), and with 36% of biomass users having had pulmonary tract infections (20% in non-users). For all pulmonary function test parameters FEV1 FVC, FEV1/FVC, and FEF25-75 a highly significant (p < 0.0001) reduction was observed in biomass users. A 12.4% (95% confidence interval: 7.0% to 17.7%) reduction in forced vital capacity was observed in multivariate linear regression. Conclusions: It is well known that biomass combustion is a relevant public health problem. The substantial differences in pulmonary functions associated with biomass use as an energy source observed in this cross-sectional study in non-smokers support that also in rural Turkey measures may be in need to reduce this public health problem. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | BIRKHAUSER VERLAG AG | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1007/s00038-004-3038-6 | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | biomass | en_US |
dc.subject | cow-dung | en_US |
dc.subject | pulmonary function tests | en_US |
dc.title | The association of biomass fuel combustion on pulmonary function tests in the adult population of Mid-Anatolia | en_US |
dc.type | article | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | SOZIAL-UND PRAVENTIVMEDIZIN | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Cumhuriyet Univ, Fac Med, Dept Publ Hlth, TR-58140 Sivas, Turkey -- Cumhuriyet Univ, Fac Med, Dept Physiol, Sivas, Turkey -- Univ Bern, Dept Social & Prevent Med, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 49 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | en_US |
dc.identifier.endpage | 253 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 247 | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |