RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Evolution of pulmonary function in European community respiratory health survey
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 1686
VO 44
IS Suppl 58
A1 Silvia Pascual
A1 Isabel Urrutia
A1 Urko Aguirre
A1 Nerea Muniozguren
A1 Leire Sainz de Aja
A1 Sandra Dorado
A1 Josep María Anto
A1 Jan-Paul Zock
A1 Anne-Elie Carsin
A1 Felip Burgos
A1 Jesús Martínez-Moratalla
A1 Enrique Almar
A1 José Antonio Maldonado
A1 José Luis Sánchez
A1 Félix Payo
A1 Ismael Huerta
YR 2014
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/44/Suppl_58/1686.abstract
AB Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the evolution of the pulmonary function in the population of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) in nine years of follow-up.Methods: The ECRHS is a longitudinal study of respiratory health, primarily about asthma and respiratory allergy, in a general adult population in Western Europe. The first study (ECRHS-I) took place in 1990-1992 in a random population sample of 20-44 years with the collaboration of 56 centers in 25 countries. The second study (ECRHS-II) included people who had participated in the ECRHS-I nine years later (2000-2002), with the collaboration of 45 centers.Results: Finally 5013 subjects were included, with a mean age of 34. Most of the sample had a BMI below 25, with more overweight in men. 7% of the sample turned from a BMI of <30 to >30 during the study, no differences in gender. In more than 95% lung function was normal with a baseline FEV1 of 3.85 liters. 40% of the subjects had never smoked, 24% stopped smoking during the study, 4% started smoking during the study and 25% were active smokers during the entire process. No differences in smoking were observed by sex.Conclusions: The development of obesity in the study was the factor that determined a greater lung function decline. The development of BHR during the study was associated with a greater lung function decline that the presence of HRB from the beginning.