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Effects of indoor air pollution on lung function of primary school children in Kuala Lumpur
Author(s) -
Azizi B. H. O.,
Henry R. L.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.1950090106
Subject(s) - medicine , vital capacity , asthma , spirometer , lung function , spirometry , kuala lumpur , peak flow meter , pulmonary function testing , lung volumes , passive smoking , pediatrics , lung , demography , environmental health , diffusing capacity , exhaled nitric oxide , marketing , sociology , business
In a cross‐sectional study of 7–12 year‐old primary school children in Kuala Lumpur city, lung function was assessed by spirometric and peak expiratory flow measurements. Spirometric and peak expiratory flow measurements were successfully performed in 1,214 and 1,414 children, respectively. As expected, the main predictors of forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV 1 ), forced expiratory flow between 25% and 75% of vital capacity (FEF 25–75 ), and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) were standing height, weight, age, and sex. In addition, lung function values of Chinese and Malays were generally higher than those of Indians. In multiple regression models which included host and environmental factors, asthma was associated with significant decreases in FEV 1 , FEF 25–75 , and PEFR. However, family history of chest illness, history of allergies, low paternal education, and hospitalization during the neonatal period were not independent predictors of lung function. Children sharing rooms with adult smokers had significantly lower levels of FEF 25–75 . Exposures to wood or kerosene stoves were, but to mosquito repellents were not, associated with decreased lung function. Pediatr Pulmonol 1990; 9:24–29 .