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Residential radon and characteristics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Pando-Sandoval, Ana; Ruano-Ravina, Alberto; Torres-Durán, María; Dacal-Quintas, Raquel; Valdés-Cuadrado, Luis; Hernández-Hernández, Jesús R; Consuegra-Vanegas, Angélica; Candal-Pedreira, Cristina; Varela-Lema, Leonor; Fernández-Villar, Alberto; Pérez-Ríos, Mónica.
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  • Pando-Sandoval A; Department of Pneumology, Central University Teaching Hospital of Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.
  • Ruano-Ravina A; Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, C/San Francisco s/n, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
  • Torres-Durán M; Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, C/San Francisco s/n, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. alberto.ruano@usc.es.
  • Dacal-Quintas R; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública- CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain. alberto.ruano@usc.es.
  • Valdés-Cuadrado L; Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela - IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain. alberto.ruano@usc.es.
  • Hernández-Hernández JR; Department of Pneumology, University Teaching Hospital Complex of Vigo, Vigo, Spain.
  • Consuegra-Vanegas A; PneumoVigoI+I Research Group, Southern Galician Institute of Health Research (Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Galicia Sur - IISGS), Vigo, Spain.
  • Candal-Pedreira C; Department of Pneumology, University Teaching Hospital Complex of Ourense, Ourense, Spain.
  • Varela-Lema L; Department of Pneumology, University Clinical Teaching Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
  • Fernández-Villar A; Department of Pneumology, Avila Hospital Complex, Avila, Spain.
  • Pérez-Ríos M; Department of Pneumology, A Coruña University Teaching Hospital, A Coruña, Spain.
Sci Rep ; 12(1): 1381, 2022 01 26.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35082364
It is not known whether residential radon exposure may be linked to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and/or have an influence on the functional characteristics or exacerbations of COPD. The aim of this study was therefore to ascertain whether there might be an association between residential radon concentrations and certain characteristics of COPD. We analyzed COPD cases drawn from a case-control study conducted in an area of high radon exposure. Data were collected on spirometric pulmonary function variables, hospital admissions, and smoking. Radon measurements were taken using alpha-track-type CR-39 detectors individually placed in patients' homes. All statistical analyses were performed using the IBM SPSS v22 computer software program. The study included 189 COPD cases (79.4% men; median age 64 years). The median radon concentration was 157 Bq/m3. No differences were found between radon concentration and sex, age or severity of breathing obstruction as measured by FEV1%. It should be noted, however, that 48.1% of patients with FEV1% < 50 had radon concentrations below 100 Bq/m3, as compared to 35.6% with the same severity of obstruction who had over 300 Bq/m3. COPD cases with radon concentrations higher than > 600 Bq/m3 exhibited no different characteristics in lung function. Exposure to radon does not appear to have an influence on the clinical characteristics of smokers and ex-smokers with COPD. As exposure to residential radon increases, there is no trend towards a worsening of FEV1%. Further studies are thus needed to analyze this possible association in never-smokers with COPD.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Radón / Contaminación del Aire Interior / Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica / Exposición a Riesgos Ambientales / Calidad de la Vivienda / Vivienda Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Sci Rep Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: España Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Radón / Contaminación del Aire Interior / Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica / Exposición a Riesgos Ambientales / Calidad de la Vivienda / Vivienda Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Sci Rep Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: España Pais de publicación: Reino Unido