Tobacco Use and Its Health Effects among Professional Athletes in Qatar
Joint Authors
Murlasits, Zsolt
Chaabane, Zaina
Mahfoud, Ziyad
Goebel, Ruben
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-11-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The objective of the study was to determine the effects of tobacco use on selected markers of health and lung function in professional athletes.
A total of 108 male professional athletes participated in the study from ten ball game teams in the same sport league in Qatar (age =26.4±5.1 yrs, height =190.6±11.9 cm, and weight =91.5±16.4 kg).
The athletes have been playing professionally for about 6.3 years on average.
In addition to demographic and tobacco use status, the following clinical variables were measured: resting blood pressure, heart rate, FVC, FEV1 sec, and PEF.
The prevalence of tobacco use among the athletes was 27.7%.
The FVC, FVC%, and FEV1% were significantly lower among the smokers compared to the nonsmokers (p=0.003, 0.044, and 0.001, resp.).
There were no significant differences between cigarettes smokers and nonsmokers in BP, HR, FEV1, FEV1/FVC, PEF, and PEF%.
Similarly, those who smoked shisha had lower FEV1% values as compared to those who did not smoke shisha (p=0.001).
The decrease of FEV1 and FVC among smokers compared to nonsmokers is similar to what has been reported in the literature about other populations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chaabane, Zaina& Murlasits, Zsolt& Mahfoud, Ziyad& Goebel, Ruben. 2016. Tobacco Use and Its Health Effects among Professional Athletes in Qatar. Canadian Respiratory Journal،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chaabane, Zaina…[et al.]. Tobacco Use and Its Health Effects among Professional Athletes in Qatar. Canadian Respiratory Journal No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Chaabane, Zaina& Murlasits, Zsolt& Mahfoud, Ziyad& Goebel, Ruben. Tobacco Use and Its Health Effects among Professional Athletes in Qatar. Canadian Respiratory Journal. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1103175
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1103175