Effects of cigarette smoking and biomass fuel on lung function and respiratory symptoms in middle‐aged adults and the elderly in Guangdong province, China: A cross‐sectional study

• Published in: Indoor air Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 860 - 871
• Main Authors: Zheng, Xue‐yan, Li, Zhang‐long, Li, Chuan, Guan, Wei‐jie, Li, Li‐xia, Xu, Yan‐jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.09.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Air pollution; Air pollution effects; Air Pollution, Indoor - statistics & numerical data; Biomass; Biomass energy; biomass fuel; China; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Cigarette smoking; Cigarette Smoking - epidemiology; Cigarettes; Cough; Cross-Sectional Studies; dual pollution; Exposure; Female; Forced Expiratory Volume; Fuels; Humans; Indoor air pollution; Indoor environments; Lung - physiopathology; Lung diseases; Lung Diseases - epidemiology; lung function; Lungs; Male; Middle Aged; middle‐aged adults and elderly; Obstructive lung disease; Older people; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Reduction; Respiratory function; Respiratory Function Tests; respiratory symptoms; Signs and symptoms; Smoking; Wheezing; China; Guangdong China; middle-aged adults and elderly; biomass fuel; dual pollution; respiratory symptoms; lung function; smoking

We sought to investigate the association between active cigarette smoking (ex‐ and current smokers) with or without exposure to biomass fuels and respiratory symptoms/lung function in middle‐aged adults and the elderly. In the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease surveillance conducted in six citie...