Pulmonary function and fuel use: A population survey
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In the backdrop of conflicting reports (some studies reported adverse outcomes of biomass fuel use whereas few studies reported absence of any association between adverse health effect and fuel use, may be due to presence of large nu...
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| author | Majumdar PK Kulkarni PK Mohan Rao N Saha Asim Saiyed HN |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In the backdrop of conflicting reports (some studies reported adverse outcomes of biomass fuel use whereas few studies reported absence of any association between adverse health effect and fuel use, may be due to presence of large number of confounding variables) on the respiratory health effects of biomass fuel use, this cross sectional survey was undertaken to understand the role of fuel use on pulmonary function.</p> <p>Method</p> <p>This study was conducted in a village of western India involving 369 randomly selected adult subjects (165 male and 204 female). All the subjects were interviewed and were subjected to pulmonary function test. Analysis of covariance was performed to compare the levels of different pulmonary function test parameters in relation to different fuel use taking care of the role of possible confounding factors.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>This study showed that biomass fuel use (especially wood) is an important factor for deterioration of pulmonary function (particularly in female). FEV<sub>1 </sub>(p < .05), FEV<sub>1 </sub>% (p < .01), PEFR (p < .05) and FEF<sub>25–75 </sub>(p < .01) values were significantly lower in biomass fuel using females than nonusers. Comparison of only biomass fuel use vs. only LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) use and only wood vs. only LPG use has showed that LPG is a safer fuel so far as deterioration of pulmonary function is concerned. This study observes some deterioration of pulmonary function in the male subjects also, who came from biomass fuel using families.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>This study concluded that traditional biomass fuels like wood have adverse effects on pulmonary function.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-60a679d0ce19461aa93b803e69e9493e2022-12-22T02:50:52ZengBMCRespiratory Research1465-99212005-10-016112710.1186/1465-9921-6-127Pulmonary function and fuel use: A population surveyMajumdar PKKulkarni PKMohan Rao NSaha AsimSaiyed HN<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In the backdrop of conflicting reports (some studies reported adverse outcomes of biomass fuel use whereas few studies reported absence of any association between adverse health effect and fuel use, may be due to presence of large number of confounding variables) on the respiratory health effects of biomass fuel use, this cross sectional survey was undertaken to understand the role of fuel use on pulmonary function.</p> <p>Method</p> <p>This study was conducted in a village of western India involving 369 randomly selected adult subjects (165 male and 204 female). All the subjects were interviewed and were subjected to pulmonary function test. Analysis of covariance was performed to compare the levels of different pulmonary function test parameters in relation to different fuel use taking care of the role of possible confounding factors.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>This study showed that biomass fuel use (especially wood) is an important factor for deterioration of pulmonary function (particularly in female). FEV<sub>1 </sub>(p < .05), FEV<sub>1 </sub>% (p < .01), PEFR (p < .05) and FEF<sub>25–75 </sub>(p < .01) values were significantly lower in biomass fuel using females than nonusers. Comparison of only biomass fuel use vs. only LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) use and only wood vs. only LPG use has showed that LPG is a safer fuel so far as deterioration of pulmonary function is concerned. This study observes some deterioration of pulmonary function in the male subjects also, who came from biomass fuel using families.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>This study concluded that traditional biomass fuels like wood have adverse effects on pulmonary function.</p>http://respiratory-research.com/content/6/1/127Biomass fuelsLiquefied Petroleum GasPulmonary function |
| spellingShingle | Majumdar PK Kulkarni PK Mohan Rao N Saha Asim Saiyed HN Pulmonary function and fuel use: A population survey Respiratory Research Biomass fuels Liquefied Petroleum Gas Pulmonary function |
| title | Pulmonary function and fuel use: A population survey |
| title_full | Pulmonary function and fuel use: A population survey |
| title_fullStr | Pulmonary function and fuel use: A population survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pulmonary function and fuel use: A population survey |
| title_short | Pulmonary function and fuel use: A population survey |
| title_sort | pulmonary function and fuel use a population survey |
| topic | Biomass fuels Liquefied Petroleum Gas Pulmonary function |
| url | http://respiratory-research.com/content/6/1/127 |
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