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Kauffmann, F., D. Dockery, F. Speizer, AND B. Ferris. RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS AND LUNG FUNCTION IN RELATION TO PASSIVE SMOKING: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF AMERICAN AND FRENCH WOMEN. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-89/406 (NTIS PB90245895), 1989.

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Results are reported from a parallel analysis of the association of passive smoking with respiratory symptoms and lung function (FEV, FVC, and FEV/FVC) in 2200 U.S. and 3866 French women from the general population examined over the same time period using similar methods. ge, city, educational level, occupational exposure and height (for lung function) were taken into account. n the U.S. survey, being a never smoker married to a current or former smoker was significantly associated only with wheezing compared to being a true never smoker. orderline significant association between passive smoking and dyspnoea was observed among women older than 40 in the French survey. o association was observed with cough or phlegm production. assive smoking was significantly related to lower FVC and FEV values among French women 40 years or more, even among those without a history of wheeze or asthma. owever, even among U.S. women older than 40 years of age, there was no significant association between passive smoking and level of lung function. etter housing conditions, higher divorce rates, more frequent exposure to passive smoking in childhood, and different selection factors for active smoking in the U.S. compared to France might explain the lack of association of current spousal habits with lower lung function in American women.

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