Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke and respiratory symptoms in non-smoking adults: cross-sectional data from the general population of Telemark, Norway

Fell, A. K. M.; Svendsen, M. V.; Kim, J.-L.; Abrahamsen, R.; Henneberger, P. K.; Torén, K.; Blanc, P. D.; Kongerud, J.

doi:10.1186/s12889-018-5771-4

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Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke and respiratory symptoms in non-smoking adults: cross-sectional data from the general population of Telemark, Norway

Jul 06 2018
By Fell, A. K. M. ; Svendsen, M. V. ; Kim, J.-L. ; ...
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5771-4
Source: BMC Public Health. 18.

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Fell, A. K. M. ; Svendsen, M. V. ; Kim, J.-L. ; Abrahamsen, R. ; Henneberger, P. K. ; Torén, K. ; Blanc, P. D. ; Kongerud, J. Less -
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Background

In Norway, data on the association between second-hand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure at home and respiratory symptoms in adults are limited.

Methods

We assessed the association between self-reported exposure to SHS and the prevalence of respiratory symptoms among never-smokers aged 16 to 50 years from the general population who were included in a cross-sectional population-based study in Telemark County, Norway. Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the odds ratios of symptoms among 8850 never-smokers who provided an affirmative response to questions regarding SHS; 504 (5.7%) of these reported that they lived in a home with daily or occasional indoor smoking.

Results

Productive cough and nocturnal dyspnoea were statistically associated with daily SHS exposure (ORs 1.5 [95% CI 1.04–2.0] and 1.8 [1.2–2.7], respectively). In analyses stratified by gender, nocturnal dyspnoea was associated with SHS among women (OR 1.8 [1.1–3.1]), but not among men (OR 0.93 [0.49–1.8]). Symptoms were not associated with occasional SHS exposure in the entire group, but infrequent exposure among men only was associated with increased prevalence of chronic cough; (OR 1.6; [1.04–2.6]) and was negatively associated with wheeze; (OR 0.44 [0.21–0.92)].

Conclusions

Daily SHS exposure in private homes was associated with productive cough and nocturnal dyspnoea. Our results suggest that preventive measures may be needed to reduce the respiratory effects of SHS at home.

Trial registration

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02073708 Registered February 27. 2014.
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Adolescent Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Environmental Exposure Female Humans Male Middle Aged Non-Smokers Prevalence Respiratory Tract Diseases Self Report Tobacco Smoke Pollution Young Adult
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BMC Public Health. 18.
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29980242
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PMC6035444
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