title: Influence of passive smoking on basic anthropometric characteristics and respiratory function in young athletes.
abstract: The primary objective of this study is to investigate the maintenance difference in basic anthropometric characteristics and to outline the dynamics of respiratory function change in youngsters athletes exposed to passive smoking (PS) and athletes not exposed to passive smoking in their families (NPS). High and weight were determined as basis anthropometric characteristics. Measured parameters for respiratory function were vital capacity (VC), forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), maximum expiratory flow (PEF), forced expiratory flow at 50% forced vital capacity (MEF 50) and forced expiratory flow at 25% forced vital capacity (MEF 25). Significant statistical differences in separate spirometric variable were found in three variables (FEV1, MEF50, and MEF25) for group older youngsters. Analysis of variance showed statistical differences between athletes unexposed to passive smoking (NPS) and athletes exposed to passive smoking (PS) in even four spirometric variables (VC, FEV1, MEF50 and MEF25).
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital Split, Split, Croatia. ivanagoicbar@net.hr
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Goić-Barisić
authors.forename: Anteo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bradarić
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Erceg
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Barisić
authors.forename: Nikola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Foretić
authors.forename: Neven
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pavlov
authors.forename: Jadranka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tocilj
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000886:Anthropometry; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects*; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements; D013177:Sports; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution