Spirometric alterations in adolescents AT an industrial city

Authors

  • Augusto Ramirez Policlínico Los Fresnos, Cajamarca, Perú
  • Katia Béjar Ministerio de Salud, Arequipa, Perú
  • Arturo Recabarren Hospital Regional III EsSalud, Arequipa, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v62i3.4196

Keywords:

Spirometry, airway obstruction, environmental pollution, adolescence

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To perform spirometry to a 12-to-17-year-old adolescent population living at Ciudad Nueva, Ilo, a city located near to a copper smelter-refinery and industrial fisheries with environmental pollution problems. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Spirometry was performed in 84 adolescents –34 women and 50 men– with a computerized spirometer. RESULTS: The most frequent spirometric alteration was obstruction (38,1%); restriction was found in 4,8%. The Knudson’s standards FVC, FEV1, PEF and FEF25-75% were significantly related to height, but not to age. There was statistically significant difference between genders, in favor of men, except in FEV1/FVC. FVC and FEV1 values were near to those predicted (98,8% and 93,6%, respectively), but PEF and FEF25-75% were only 80,6% and 79,6%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The most frequent spirometric alteration was airway obstruction. We recommend to accomplish the clinical diagnosis in these adolescents and to study other groups of inhabitants.
Vol 62, No 3 (2001)

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2001-09-17

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Vol. 62 No. 3 (2001)

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Copyright (c) 2001 Augusto Ramirez, Katia Béjar, Arturo Recabarren

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Ramirez A, Béjar K, Recabarren A. Spirometric alterations in adolescents AT an industrial city. An Fac med [Internet]. 2001 Sep. 17 [cited 2024 Jul. 5];62(3):200-9. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/4196