@article {Berto BotellaP4169, author = {Juan Berto Botella and Juan Pablo De Torres and Javier Zulueta and Arantzazu Campo and Ana Bel{\'e}n Alcaide and Jorge Zagaceta and Pablo S{\'a}nchez and Pilar Rivero and Esmeralda Lopez Zalduendo}, title = {Exploring the association betwen active hormonal life and the presence of emphysema/airway obstruction in female smokers}, volume = {42}, number = {Suppl 57}, elocation-id = {P4169}, year = {2013}, publisher = {European Respiratory Society}, abstract = {IntroductionData suggest that women are more susceptible to the harmful effects of tobacco on the respiratory sistem. Little is known about the potential impact that active hormonal life could have on the presence of emphysema/airway obstruction.Material and methodsFrom January 2011 untill November 2012 we recruided former and current female smokers which we performed a chest CT, lung function tests and a questionaire asking their age at menarche, age at menopause, contraceptive/hormone replacement therapy comsumption and age of initiation of smoking.ResultsConclusionsOur data does not show an association betwen active hormonal life and emphysema/airway obstruction presence in female smokers. Larger studies should confirm our findings.}, issn = {0903-1936}, URL = {https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/P4169}, eprint = {https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/P4169.full.pdf}, journal = {European Respiratory Journal} }