Vital Lung Capacity in Active Smokers

Abstract

The prevalence of Indonesian smokers is increasing, the age of smokers is getting younger every day, and the number of cigarettes consumed is increasing. Smoking behavior or habits can have an impact on the emergence of pulmonary ventilation disorders due to irritation and excessive mucus secretion in the bronchi. The study aimed to determine the correlation between age, number of cigarettes, and duration of smoking with the vital capacity value of the lungs of active smokers. This type of research is analytic with a cross-sectional approach. This research was conducted for 30 days at the Ibnu Sina Clinic in Palembang. The sample of this study was active smokers who met the inclusion, and exclusion criteria. The number of samples is 50 respondents. Data analysis used the SPSS version 16 program. Sample characteristic data and measurement results were assessed using the Spearman test. The results of the study found there was a strong correlation between age variables in smoking duration and the vital lung capacity of the respondents. It was concluded that there was a significant correlation between the variables of age, number of cigarettes and duration of smoking with active smokers vital lung capacity values. It is suggested to conduct further research on cytokine variables