title: [Gender characteristics of the external respiration violations in patients inflammatory bowel disease].
abstract: Article presents results of the study pulmonary function tests in 88 patients (mean age 40.6 yr) with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): 19 with Crohn's disease and 69 with ulcerative colitis, 44 women and 44 men, 40 smokers and 48 nonsmokers. A pulmonary function abnormality was present in 43 (48.9%) of the 88 patients. Pulmonary function abnormalities was present of small airway disease. The prevalence of pulmonary function abnormalities was significantly higher among womens than among mens: prevalence ratio was 1.5 (p < 0.05). Smoking is increased risk of pulmonary function abnormalities in patients with UC.
authors.forename: Z F
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Mikhaĭlova
authors.forename: I N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Ruchkina
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012119:Respiration; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012907:Smoking / Q000503:physiopathology