Association of Tobacco Smoking with Physical Fitness of Military Males in Taiwan: The CHIEF Study. (7th January 2020)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- Association of Tobacco Smoking with Physical Fitness of Military Males in Taiwan: The CHIEF Study. (7th January 2020)
- Main Title:
- Association of Tobacco Smoking with Physical Fitness of Military Males in Taiwan: The CHIEF Study
- Authors:
- Su, Fang-Ying
Wang, Sheng-Huei
Lu, Henry Horng-Shing
Lin, Gen-Min - Other Names:
- Melani Andrea S. Academic Editor.
- Abstract:
- Abstract : Tobacco smoking has been found associated with lower cardiorespiratory fitness in white and black males; however, few studies have not been conducted to clarify such relationship in Asian males. We performed a cross-sectional study to investigate the association between tobacco smoking status and physical fitness in 3, 669 military males, averaged 29.4 years of age, from the cardiorespiratory fitness and hospitalization events in armed forces (CHIEF) study in Taiwan during 2014. There were 1, 376 current smokers, and the others were noncurrent smokers. The effective sample size estimated was 1, 230 participants, as the margin of error was ±3% at the 99% confidence level. Physical fitness was evaluated by time for a 3000-meter run test (aerobic fitness) and repetitive numbers of 2-minute sit-ups and 2-minute push-ups (anaerobic fitness) where all procedures were standardized by using computerized scoring systems. A multiple linear analysis adjusting for age, service specialty, body mass index, heart rate, alcohol intake, and training frequency was used to determine the relationship. As compared with noncurrent smoking, current smoking was inversely correlated with longer time for a 3000-meter run ( β = 15.66 (95% confidence intervals (CI): 10.62, 20.70)) and fewer repetitive numbers of 2-minute sit-ups and 2-minute push-ups ( β = −1.53 (95% CI: −2.08, −0.97) and −1.31 (95% CI: −2.12, −0.50), respectively). Our finding reconfirms the concept that tobacco smokingAbstract : Tobacco smoking has been found associated with lower cardiorespiratory fitness in white and black males; however, few studies have not been conducted to clarify such relationship in Asian males. We performed a cross-sectional study to investigate the association between tobacco smoking status and physical fitness in 3, 669 military males, averaged 29.4 years of age, from the cardiorespiratory fitness and hospitalization events in armed forces (CHIEF) study in Taiwan during 2014. There were 1, 376 current smokers, and the others were noncurrent smokers. The effective sample size estimated was 1, 230 participants, as the margin of error was ±3% at the 99% confidence level. Physical fitness was evaluated by time for a 3000-meter run test (aerobic fitness) and repetitive numbers of 2-minute sit-ups and 2-minute push-ups (anaerobic fitness) where all procedures were standardized by using computerized scoring systems. A multiple linear analysis adjusting for age, service specialty, body mass index, heart rate, alcohol intake, and training frequency was used to determine the relationship. As compared with noncurrent smoking, current smoking was inversely correlated with longer time for a 3000-meter run ( β = 15.66 (95% confidence intervals (CI): 10.62, 20.70)) and fewer repetitive numbers of 2-minute sit-ups and 2-minute push-ups ( β = −1.53 (95% CI: −2.08, −0.97) and −1.31 (95% CI: −2.12, −0.50), respectively). Our finding reconfirms the concept that tobacco smoking might reduce both aerobic and anaerobic fitness among young Asian males. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Canadian respiratory journal. Volume 2020(2020)
- Journal:
- Canadian respiratory journal
- Issue:
- Volume 2020(2020)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 2020, Issue 2020 (2020)
- Year:
- 2020
- Volume:
- 2020
- Issue:
- 2020
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2020-2020-2020-0000
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- Publication Date:
- 2020-01-07
- Subjects:
- Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals
Respiration -- Canada -- Periodicals
Respiration
Respiratory organs -- Diseases
Canada
Respiratory Tract Diseases -- Periodicals
Periodicals
Periodicals
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- https://www.hindawi.com/journals/crj/ ↗
http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/83856 ↗
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/542/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1155/2020/5968189 ↗
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- English
- ISSNs:
- 1198-2241
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