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Title: | Differences in Respiratory Symptoms and Lung Structure Between Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Smokers: A Comparative Study |
Author: | Diaz, Alejandro A. Rahaghi, Farbod N. Doyle, Tracy J. Young, Thomas P. Maclean, Erick S. Martinez, Carlos H. San Jose Estepar, Raul Guerra, Stefano Tesfaigzi, Yohannes Rosas, Ivan O. Washko, George R. Wilson, David O. |
Keywords: | Fumadors Malalties pulmonars obstructives cròniques Cigarette smokers Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
Publisher: | COPD Foundation |
Abstract: | Background: Prior studies have demonstrated that U.S. Hispanic smokers have a lower risk of decline in lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) compared with non-Hispanic whites (NHW). This suggests there might be racial-ethnic differences in susceptibility in cigarette smoke-induced respiratory symptoms, lung parenchymal destruction, and airway and vascular disease, as well as in extra-pulmonary manifestations of COPD. Therefore, we aimed to explore respiratory symptoms, lung function, and pulmonary and extra-pulmonary structural changes in Hispanic and NHW smokers. Methods: We compared respiratory symptoms, lung function, and computed tomography (CT) measures of emphysema-like tissue, airway disease, the branching generation number (BGN) to reach a 2-mm-lumen-diameter airway, and vascular pruning as well as muscle and fat mass between 39 Hispanic and 39 sex-, age- and smoking exposure-matched NHW smokers. Results: Hispanic smokers had higher odds of dyspnea than NHW after adjustment for COPD and asthma statuses (odds ratio[OR] = 2.96; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.09-8.04), but no significant differences were found in lung function and CT measurements. Conclusions: While lung function and CT measures of the lung structure were similar, dyspnea is reported more frequently by Hispanic than matched-NHW smokers. It seems to be an impossible puzzle but it's easy to solve a Rubik' Cube using a few algorithms. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.4.4.2017.0150 |
It is part of: | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, 2017, vol. 4, num. 4, p. 297-304 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/121130 |
Related resource: | http://dx.doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.4.4.2017.0150 |
ISSN: | 2372-952X |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (ISGlobal) |
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