We all know that smoking and
asthma do not go together well. We see commercials on TV showing children
(assumed asthmatics) breathing in second-hand smoke and not being able to go to
school that day. According to a study reported in Pediatric Academic Societies,
53% of the asthmatic children in a survey conducted between 2003 and 2010 were
exposed to second-hand smoke. The study also analyzed laboratory data which
measured exposure to second-hand smoke in 972 children ages 6-19. Their
findings were as follows:
v
Smoke exposure was associated with a 40% increase in the risk
of having limitations on activity,. And there was a 40% increase in the risk of
having one or more nights a week of disturbed sleep (compared with none) owing
to wheezing.
v
Exposure was associated with a 20% increase in the risk of
having one or two visits to the doctor’s office or emergency room because of
wheezing in the past 12 months.
v
Smoke exposure was associated with a 40% increase in have one
or more nights a week of disturbed sleep due to wheezing.
Akinbami LJ, et al "Impact of tobacco smoke exposure on
children ages 6-19 years with asthma in the US
No comments:
Post a Comment