Biomass Exposure and its Association with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Authors

  • Diana Marcela Díaz Quijano Universidad de La Sabana
  • Alirio Rodrigo Bastidas Goyes Universidad de La Sabana
  • Angélica Natalia Montañez Robledo Universidad de La Sabana
  • Maria Fernanda Estupiñan Bernal Universidad de La Sabana
  • Leidi Angélica Hernández Ramírez Universidad de La Sabana
  • Adriana Marcela Rincón Salazar Universidad de La Sabana
  • José Eduardo Chaustre Soledad Universidad de La Sabana
  • Juan Fernando Martínez Rache Universidad de La Sabana

Keywords:

biomass, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, environmental risks exposure.

Abstract

Introduction: Biomass smoke exposure has been considered a risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This study evaluates such association depending on years of exposure.

Objective: To evaluate exposure to biomass pollutants in terms of duration of exposure and its impact on the respiratory function of exposed patients.

Methods: A cross-sectional study with analytical component was carried out in patients attending, for any cause, an outpatient clinic at the tertiary level of care in Colombia between August 2017 and June 2018.

Results: The final analysis included 1997 subjects, 23% of which had a previous diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Their average age was 65 years. 59% of the subjects had a history of biomass smoke exposure, with an average exposure of 21 years. 47% had a history of smoking, with an average pack-year rate of fifteen. Of the total subjects under study, 83% had respiratory symptoms.

Conclusions: There is a statistically significant relationship between biomass smoke exposure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from twenty years of exposure onwards, adjusted for age, sex and smoking history. In patients with wood smoke exposure and confirmed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a moderate degree of obstruction predominates according to spirometric findings based on the parameters of the GOLD guidelines. No relationship was found between the presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the hours of daily exposure.

 

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Author Biography

Diana Marcela Díaz Quijano, Universidad de La Sabana

Jefe Departamento Epidemiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Sabana

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Published

2023-03-23

How to Cite

1.
Díaz Quijano DM, Bastidas Goyes AR, Montañez Robledo AN, Estupiñan Bernal MF, Hernández Ramírez LA, Rincón Salazar AM, et al. Biomass Exposure and its Association with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Rev cuba med gen integr [Internet]. 2023 Mar. 23 [cited 2025 Mar. 29];39(1). Available from: https://revmgi.sld.cu/index.php/mgi/article/view/2205

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 1 (2023): enero-marzo

Section

ARTÍCULOS ORIGINALES

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