%0 Journal Article %A Ehteshami Afshar, A %A Naghshin, R %A Amidshahi, A.A %A Fereshtehnejad, S.M %A Naserbakht, M %T Evaluation of the Effects of Hubble-Bubble(Waterpipe) Smoking on Pulmonary Function in Patients with Respiratory Symptoms Referred to Hazrat Rasoul and Haft-e-Tir Hospitals in Tehran %J Razi Journal of Medical Sciences %V 13 %N 52 %U http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-613-en.html %R %D 2006 %K Key Words: 1) Hubble-bubble 2) Cigarette 3) Spirometry 4) FEV1, %X     Background & Aim: Waterpipe smoking is increasingly becoming a worldwide phenomenon with populations in the Eastern Mediterranean region like Iran. However, most recent researches have put their focus on cigarette rather than waterpipe smoking. Although research on the health effects of waterpipe is still scarce, preliminary evidence links waterpipe use to respiratory, cardiovascular and cancer diseases. Therefore, this study was carried out to evaluate the effects of hubble-bubble(waterpipe) smoking on pulmonary function. Patients & Methods: The present cross-sectional study was performed as census procedure. All 1014 individuals with respiratory symptoms who referred to Hazrat Rasoul and Haft-e-Tir Hospitals in Tehran, from October 2003 to October 2004, were enrolled in the study. Spirometric indices, demographic data, history of cigarette and waterpipe smoking were recorded. Data was later analyzed via SPSS V.11.5 software using statistical tests such as Chi2, t-test, one-way ANOVA and correlation and Pvalue %> http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-613-en.pdf %P 49-57 %& 49 %! تعيين ارتباط کشيدن قليان با تغييرات ايجاد شده در شاخص‌هاي اسپيرومتري در افراد با شکايات تنفسي %9 Research %L A-10-1-628 %+ %G eng %@ 2228-7043 %[ 2006