title: [Influence of tobacco smoking on physical efficiency of young woman (part I)].
abstract: For over 20 years Poland has been one of the countries with the world's highest consumption of tobacco. In view of the widespread popularity of this addition, of particular importance becomes the problem of women becoming addicted to tobacco smoke. Therefore, the objective of this work was to develop and conduct preliminary surveys aimed at the determination of the scale of active and passive cigarette smoking among young women as well as the assessment of smoking on physical fitness. The research took a form of an anonymous questionnaire administered to 80 female secondary school graduates who were passing their entrance examinations to the University of Physical Education in Wrocław. The physical capacities were assessed on the basis of fitness tests and their results were subject to statistical analysis. One identified a significant impact of cigarette smoking on reducing the physical fitness and, in consequence, lower scores in the fitness test among smoking girls when compared to the scores of non-smoking girls (respectively 17.5+/-2.0; 21.0+/-4.5; p<0.0001). It was shown that smoking more than 10 cigarettes per day and on the fitness test day has considerably influenced their physical fitness (p<0.002; p<0.0004). Moreover, smoking women devoted less time to exercises and had a higher BMI when compared to non-smoking women.
authors.affiliation: Zaklad Biomedycznych Analiz Srodowiskowych, Akademii Medycznej we Wrocławiu.
authors.forename: Halina
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Milnerowicz
authors.forename: Mariola
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sliwińska-Mossoń
authors.forename: Izabela
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kasprzyk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011044:Poland; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution