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Lung Function in Traditional Shellfish Divers in Southern Chile—A Cross-Sectional Study
The long-term effects of diving on human lung function are controversially discussed. We investigated the lung function of traditional shellfish divers in southern Chile and identified risk factors for reduced lung volumes in divers. In a cross-sectional study, we assessed lung function in tradition...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8535558/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34682387 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010641 |
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author | Mark, Lorenz Garrido, Marie Astrid Nowak, Dennis Radon, Katja Wengenroth, Laura |
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description | The long-term effects of diving on human lung function are controversially discussed. We investigated the lung function of traditional shellfish divers in southern Chile and identified risk factors for reduced lung volumes in divers. In a cross-sectional study, we assessed lung function in traditional shellfish divers and fishermen from two fishing communities. Male divers and fishermen aged 18–60 years were recruited. Participants’ health and diving habits were assessed via standardized questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, chi-squared tests and multiple linear regression models were applied. Through door-to-door sampling, we recruited 112 divers and 63 fishermen (response 67%). Valid spirometries were obtained from 98 divers and 52 fishermen. Divers had higher values of forced vital capacity (FVC, Beta = 0.28, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.09; 0.47) and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1, Beta = 0.23, 95%-CI: 0.07; 0.39) compared to fishermen. Among divers, lower values of FVC (Beta = −0.35, 95%-CI: −0.65; −0.05) were found in those with a high diving frequency, while diving depth was associated with higher values of FVC (Beta = 0.28, 95%-CI = 0.04; 0.52). Professional divers had better lung function compared to fishermen. However, among divers, lung function decreased with cumulative diving exposure, warranting approval in future studies to ensure the safety and health of divers. |
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spelling | pubmed-85355582021-10-23 Lung Function in Traditional Shellfish Divers in Southern Chile—A Cross-Sectional Study Mark, Lorenz Garrido, Marie Astrid Nowak, Dennis Radon, Katja Wengenroth, Laura Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The long-term effects of diving on human lung function are controversially discussed. We investigated the lung function of traditional shellfish divers in southern Chile and identified risk factors for reduced lung volumes in divers. In a cross-sectional study, we assessed lung function in traditional shellfish divers and fishermen from two fishing communities. Male divers and fishermen aged 18–60 years were recruited. Participants’ health and diving habits were assessed via standardized questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, chi-squared tests and multiple linear regression models were applied. Through door-to-door sampling, we recruited 112 divers and 63 fishermen (response 67%). Valid spirometries were obtained from 98 divers and 52 fishermen. Divers had higher values of forced vital capacity (FVC, Beta = 0.28, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.09; 0.47) and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1, Beta = 0.23, 95%-CI: 0.07; 0.39) compared to fishermen. Among divers, lower values of FVC (Beta = −0.35, 95%-CI: −0.65; −0.05) were found in those with a high diving frequency, while diving depth was associated with higher values of FVC (Beta = 0.28, 95%-CI = 0.04; 0.52). Professional divers had better lung function compared to fishermen. However, among divers, lung function decreased with cumulative diving exposure, warranting approval in future studies to ensure the safety and health of divers. MDPI 2021-10-11 /pmc/articles/PMC8535558/ /pubmed/34682387 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010641 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Mark, Lorenz Garrido, Marie Astrid Nowak, Dennis Radon, Katja Wengenroth, Laura Lung Function in Traditional Shellfish Divers in Southern Chile—A Cross-Sectional Study |
title | Lung Function in Traditional Shellfish Divers in Southern Chile—A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_full | Lung Function in Traditional Shellfish Divers in Southern Chile—A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_fullStr | Lung Function in Traditional Shellfish Divers in Southern Chile—A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Lung Function in Traditional Shellfish Divers in Southern Chile—A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_short | Lung Function in Traditional Shellfish Divers in Southern Chile—A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_sort | lung function in traditional shellfish divers in southern chile—a cross-sectional study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8535558/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34682387 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010641 |
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