11 research outputs found
AsociaciĂłn entre el cociente FEF 25-75% / FVC y la hiperreactividad bronquial
Objetivo: La desproporciĂłn entre el calibre de la vĂa aĂ©rea y el parĂ©nquima pulmonar tiene una relaciĂłn negativa con la presencia de hiperreactividad bronquial (HRB). El objetivo del presente estudio es medir la asociaciĂłn entre el calibre de la vĂa aĂ©rea relativa a la talla pulmonar, expresado por el cociente entre el flujo mesoespiratorio entre el 25 y el 75% de la capacidad vital forzada dividido por la capacidad vital forzada (FEF25-75%/FVC), con la HRB medida por el test de metacolina, ajustando por edad, altura, sexo, consumo de tabaco, ĂĄrea geogrĂĄfica, sĂntomas respiratorios y volumen espiratorio forzado en el primer segundo previo. Material y mĂ©todos: Estudio multicĂ©ntrico transversal sobre poblaciĂłn general española (2.647 sujetos) del Estudio de Salud Respiratoria de la Comunidad Europea (ECRHS-I). Se aplicĂł un cuestionario llamado ECRHS, se determinĂł la inmunoglobulina E total y especĂfica, y se realizaron pruebas cutĂĄneas, espirometrĂa y test de metacolina. Resultados: Se presenta la relaciĂłn entre las diferentes variables sociodemogrĂĄficas y clĂnicas con los 2 parĂĄmetros de positividad del test de metacolina. Hay aumento del riesgo de HRB a menor cociente FEF25-75%/FVC ajustado por diferentes variables (odds ratio = 0,09; intervalo de confianza del 95%, 0,04-0,18, para PC20, y odds ratio = 0,06; intervalo de confianza del 95%, 0,03-0,12 para PD20). Conclusiones: El cociente FEF25-75%/FVC estĂĄ asociado significativamente a la HRB, independientemente de la edad, la existencia de atopia, el consumo de tabaco, el ĂĄrea geogrĂĄfica, los sĂntomas respiratorios y el volumen espiratorio forzado en el primer segundo
Prenatal and prepubertal exposures to tobacco smoke in men may cause lower lung function in future offspring : a three-generation study using a causal modelling approach
Mechanistic research suggests that lifestyle and environmental factors impact respiratory health across generations by epigenetic changes transmitted through male germ cells. Evidence from studies on humans is very limited.We investigated multigeneration causal associations to estimate the causal effects of tobacco smoking on lung function within the paternal line. We analysed data from 383 adult offspring (age 18-47â
years; 52.0% female) and their 274 fathers, who had participated in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS)/Respiratory Health in Northern Europe, Spain and Australia (RHINESSA) generation study and had provided valid measures of pre-bronchodilator lung function. Two counterfactual-based, multilevel mediation models were developed with: paternal grandmothers' smoking in pregnancy and fathers' smoking initiation in prepuberty as exposures; fathers' forced expiratory volume in 1â
s (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC), or FEV1/FVC z-scores as potential mediators (proxies of unobserved biological mechanisms that are true mediators); and offspring's FEV1 and FVC, or FEV1/FVC z-scores as outcomes. All effects were summarised as differences (Î) in expected z-scores related to fathers' and grandmothers' smoking history.Fathers' smoking initiation in prepuberty had a negative direct effect on both offspring's FEV1 (Îz-score -0.36, 95% CI -0.63-â-0.10) and FVC (-0.50, 95% CI -0.80-â-0.20) compared with fathers' never smoking. Paternal grandmothers' smoking in pregnancy had a negative direct effect on fathers' FEV1/FVC (-0.57, 95% CI -1.09-â-0.05) and a negative indirect effect on offspring's FEV1/FVC (-0.12, 95% CI -0.21-â-0.03) compared with grandmothers' not smoking before fathers' birth nor during fathers' childhood.Fathers' smoking in prepuberty and paternal grandmothers' smoking in pregnancy may cause lower lung function in offspring. Our results support the concept that lifestyle-related exposures during these susceptibility periods influence the health of future generations
Prenatal and prepubertal exposures to tobacco smoke in men may cause lower lung function in future offspring: a three-generation study using a causal modelling approach
Mechanistic research suggests that lifestyle and environmental factors impact respiratory health across generations by epigenetic changes transmitted through male germ cells. Evidence from studies on humans is very limited.
We investigated multigeneration causal associations to estimate the causal effects of tobacco smoking on lung function within the paternal line. We analysed data from 383 adult offspring (age 18â47â
years; 52.0% female) and their 274 fathers, who had participated in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS)/Respiratory Health in Northern Europe, Spain and Australia (RHINESSA) generation study and had provided valid measures of pre-bronchodilator lung function. Two counterfactual-based, multilevel mediation models were developed with: paternal grandmothersâ smoking in pregnancy and fathersâ smoking initiation in prepuberty as exposures; fathersâ forced expiratory volume in 1â
s (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC), or FEV1/FVC z-scores as potential mediators (proxies of unobserved biological mechanisms that are true mediators); and offspring's FEV1 and FVC, or FEV1/FVC z-scores as outcomes. All effects were summarised as differences (Î) in expected z-scores related to fathersâ and grandmothersâ smoking history.
Fathersâ smoking initiation in prepuberty had a negative direct effect on both offspring's FEV1 (Îz-score â0.36, 95% CI â0.63âââ0.10) and FVC (â0.50, 95% CI â0.80âââ0.20) compared with fathersâ never smoking. Paternal grandmothersâ smoking in pregnancy had a negative direct effect on fathersâ FEV1/FVC (â0.57, 95% CI â1.09âââ0.05) and a negative indirect effect on offspring's FEV1/FVC (â0.12, 95% CI â0.21âââ0.03) compared with grandmothersâ not smoking before fathersâ birth nor during fathersâ childhood.
Fathersâ smoking in prepuberty and paternal grandmothersâ smoking in pregnancy may cause lower lung function in offspring. Our results support the concept that lifestyle-related exposures during these susceptibility periods influence the health of future generations
Cross-sectional study on exhaled nitric oxide in relation to upper airway inflammatory disorders with regard to asthma and perennial sensitization
Background: Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) is a well-known marker of type-2 inflammation. FeNO is elevated in asthma and allergic rhinitis, with IgE sensitization as a major determinant.
Objective: We aimed to see whether there was an independent association between upper airway inflammatory disorders (UAID) and FeNO, after adjustment for asthma and sensitization, in a multi-centre population-based study.
Methods: A total of 741 subjects with current asthma and 4155 non-asthmatic subjects participating in the second follow-up of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS III) underwent FeNO measurements. Sensitization status was based on measurement of IgE against airborne allergens; information on asthma, UAID and medication was collected through interview-led questionnaires. Independent associations between UAID and FeNO were assessed in adjusted multivariate regression models and test for interaction with perennial sensitization and asthma on the relation between UAID and FeNO were made.
Results: UAID were associated with higher FeNO after adjusting for perennial sensitization, asthma and other confounders: with 4.4 (0.9â7.9) % higher FeNO in relation to current rhinitis and 4.8 (0.7â9.2) % higher FeNO in relation to rhinoconjunctivitis. A significant interaction with perennial sensitization was found in the relationship between current rhinitis and FeNO (p = .03) and between rhinoconjunctivitis and FeNO (p = .03). After stratification by asthma and perennial sensitization, the association between current rhinitis and FeNO remained in non-asthmatic subjects with perennial sensitization, with 12.1 (0.2â25.5) % higher FeNO in subjects with current rhinitis than in those without.
Conclusions & Clinical Relevance: Current rhinitis and rhinoconjunctivitis was associated with higher FeNO, with an interaction with perennial sensitization. This further highlights the concept of united airway disease, with correlations between symptoms and inflammation in the upper and lower airways and that sensitization needs to be accounted for in the relation between FeNO and rhinitis
Cross-sectional study on exhaled nitric oxide in relation to upper airway inflammatory disorders with regard to asthma and perennial sensitization
International audienceBackground: Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) is a well-known marker of type-2 inflammation. FeNO is elevated in asthma and allergic rhinitis, with IgE sensitization as a major determinant. Objective: We aimed to see whether there was an independent association between upper airway inflammatory disorders (UAID) and FeNO, after adjustment for asthma and sensitization, in a multi-centre population-based study. Methods: A total of 741 subjects with current asthma and 4155 non-asthmatic subjects participating in the second follow-up of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS III) underwent FeNO measurements. Sensitization status was based on measurement of IgE against airborne allergens; information on asthma, UAID and medication was collected through interview-led questionnaires. Independent associations between UAID and FeNO were assessed in adjusted multivariate regression models and test for interaction with perennial sensitization and asthma on the relation between UAID and FeNO were made. Results: UAID were associated with higher FeNO after adjusting for perennial sensitization, asthma and other confounders: with 4.4 (0.9â7.9) % higher FeNO in relation to current rhinitis and 4.8 (0.7â9.2) % higher FeNO in relation to rhinoconjunctivitis. A significant interaction with perennial sensitization was found in the relationship between current rhinitis and FeNO (p =.03) and between rhinoconjunctivitis and FeNO (p =.03). After stratification by asthma and perennial sensitization, the association between current rhinitis and FeNO remained in non-asthmatic subjects with perennial sensitization, with 12.1 (0.2â25.5) % higher FeNO in subjects with current rhinitis than in those without. Conclusions & Clinical Relevance: Current rhinitis and rhinoconjunctivitis was associated with higher FeNO, with an interaction with perennial sensitization. This further highlights the concept of united airway disease, with correlations between symptoms and inflammation in the upper and lower airways and that sensitization needs to be accounted for in the relation between FeNO and rhinitis
Menopause is associated with accelerated lung function decline
Menopause is associated with changes in sex hormones, which affect immunity, inflammation, and osteoporosis and may impair lung function. Lung function decline has not previously been investigated in relation to menopause.; To study whether lung function decline, assessed by FVC and FEV1, is accelerated in women who undergo menopause.; The population-based longitudinal European Community Respiratory Health Survey provided serum samples, spirometry, and questionnaire data about respiratory and reproductive health from three study waves (nâ=â1,438). We measured follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone and added information on menstrual patterns to determine menopausal status using latent class analysis. Associations with lung function decline were investigated using linear mixed effects models, adjusting for age, height, weight, pack-years, current smoking, age at completed full-time education, spirometer, and including study center as random effect.; Menopausal status was associated with accelerated lung function decline. The adjusted mean FVC decline was increased by -10.2 ml/yr (95% confidence interval [CI], -13.1 to -7.2) in transitional women and -12.5 ml/yr (95% CI, -16.2 to -8.9) in post-menopausal women, compared with women menstruating regularly. The adjusted mean FEV1 decline increased by -3.8 ml/yr (95% CI, -6.3 to -2.9) in transitional women and -5.2 ml/yr (95% CI, -8.3 to -2.0) in post-menopausal women.; Lung function declined more rapidly among transitional and post-menopausal women, in particular for FVC, beyond the expected age change. Clinicians should be aware that respiratory health often deteriorates during reproductive aging
Body silhouettes as a tool to reflect obesity in the past
Life course data on obesity may enrich the quality of
epidemiologic studies analysing health consequences of obesity.
However, achieving such data may require substantial resources.
We investigated the use of body silhouettes in adults as a tool
to reflect obesity in the past. We used large population-based
samples to analyse to what extent self-reported body silhouettes
correlated with the previously measured (9-23 years) body mass
index (BMI) from both measured (European Community Respiratory
Health Survey, N = 3 041) and self-reported (Respiratory Health
In Northern Europe study, N = 3 410) height and weight. We
calculated Spearman correlation between BMI and body silhouettes
and ROC-curve analyses for identifying obesity (BMI >/=30) at
ages 30 and 45 years. Spearman correlations between measured BMI
age 30 (+/-2y) or 45 (+/-2y) and body silhouettes in women and
men were between 0.62-0.66 and correlations for self-reported
BMI were between 0.58-0.70. The area under the curve for
identification of obesity at age 30 using body silhouettes vs
previously measured BMI at age 30 (+/-2y) was 0.92 (95% CI 0.87,
0.97) and 0.85 (95% CI 0.75, 0.95) in women and men,
respectively; for previously self-reported BMI, 0.92 (95% CI
0.88, 0.95) and 0.90 (95% CI 0.85, 0.96). Our study suggests
that body silhouettes are a useful epidemiological tool,
enabling retrospective differentiation of obesity and
non-obesity in adult women and men
Exclusive and complete introduction of amino groups and their N-sulfo and N-carboxymethyl groups into the 6-position of cellulose without the use of protecting groups
Mothers' smoking during pregnancy increases asthma risk in their offspring. There is some evidence that grandmothers' smoking may have a similar effect, and biological plausibility that fathers' smoking during adolescence may influence offspring's health through transmittable epigenetic changes in sperm precursor cells. We evaluated the three-generation associations of tobacco smoking with asthma.; Between 2010 and 2013, at the European Community Respiratory Health Survey III clinical interview, 2233 mothers and 1964 fathers from 26 centres reported whether their offspring (aged â€51âyears) had ever had asthma and whether it had coexisted with nasal allergies or not. Mothers and fathers also provided information on their parents' (grandparents) and their own asthma, education and smoking history. Multilevel mediation models within a multicentre three-generation framework were fitted separately within the maternal (4666 offspring) and paternal (4192 offspring) lines.; Fathers' smoking before they were 15 [relative risk ratio (RRR)â=â1.43, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.01-2.01] and mothers' smoking during pregnancy (RRRâ=â1.27, 95% CI: 1.01-1.59) were associated with asthma without nasal allergies in their offspring. Grandmothers' smoking during pregnancy was associated with asthma in their daughters [odds ratio (OR)â=â1.55, 95% CI: 1.17-2.06] and with asthma with nasal allergies in their grandchildren within the maternal line (RRRâ=â1.25, 95% CI: 1.02-1.55).; Fathers' smoking during early adolescence and grandmothers' and mothers' smoking during pregnancy may independently increase asthma risk in offspring. Thus, risk factors for asthma should be sought in both parents and before conception.; European Union (Horizon 2020, GA-633212)
A three-generation study on the association of tobacco smoking with asthma
Background: Mothers' smoking during pregnancy increases asthma
risk in their offspring. There is some evidence that
grandmothers' smoking may have a similar effect, and biological
plausibility that fathers' smoking during adolescence may
influence offspring's health through transmittable epigenetic
changes in sperm precursor cells. We evaluated the
three-generation associations of tobacco smoking with asthma.
Methods: Between 2010 and 2013, at the European Community
Respiratory Health Survey III clinical interview, 2233 mothers
and 1964 fathers from 26 centres reported whether their
offspring (aged </=51 years) had ever had asthma and whether
it had coexisted with nasal allergies or not. Mothers and
fathers also provided information on their parents'
(grandparents) and their own asthma, education and smoking
history. Multilevel mediation models within a multicentre
three-generation framework were fitted separately within the
maternal (4666 offspring) and paternal (4192 offspring) lines.
Results: Fathers' smoking before they were 15 [relative risk
ratio (RRR) = 1.43, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.01-2.01] and
mothers' smoking during pregnancy (RRR = 1.27, 95% CI:
1.01-1.59) were associated with asthma without nasal allergies
in their offspring. Grandmothers' smoking during pregnancy was
associated with asthma in their daughters [odds ratio (OR) =
1.55, 95% CI: 1.17-2.06] and with asthma with nasal allergies in
their grandchildren within the maternal line (RRR = 1.25, 95%
CI: 1.02-1.55). Conclusions: Fathers' smoking during early
adolescence and grandmothers' and mothers' smoking during
pregnancy may independently increase asthma risk in offspring.
Thus, risk factors for asthma should be sought in both parents
and before conception