Effects of Secondhand Smoke on Flight Attendant Health

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

592 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-01-31

Study Completion Date

2020-12-31

Brief Summary

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This is a study on a population of flight attendants who were exposed to occupational secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS). This research will examine associations between flight attendant SHS exposure and development of respiratory illnesses, reproductive problems, and cardiovascular diseases.

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Detailed Description

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The main hypothesis of this study is that exposure to the secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) in the confined workspace of commercial aircraft prior to the ban of cigarette smoking is responsible for long-term damage on the health of nonsmoking flight attendants. We will compare the data collected from our pre-ban flight attendant participants to age-matched, nonsmoking controls from the NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) database. The results of our study should permit us to determine if SHS exposure is the cause of long-term increased cardiovascular morbidity and risk, as well as increased susceptibility to respiratory illnesses.

Conditions

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Cardiopulmonary Disease

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Never smoker flight attendants who began working for airlines before the smoking ban on aircrafts went into effect. Never smoker is defined as those with history of tobacco use of less than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime.
2. SHS exposure for at least 1 year while working with the airlines.