研究顯示 兒童被動吸菸會導致慢性肺病的風險大綱

Non-smoking adults have a higher risk of dying from serious lung disease if they grew up with parents who smoked, according to US research.

根據美國一項研究顯示，不吸菸的成年人如果在兒童時期與他們吸菸的父母一起生活，死於嚴重肺部疾病的風險會更高。

The researchers said childhood passive smoking was "likely to add seven deaths to every 100,000 non-smoking adults dying annually".

研究人員表示，兒童被動吸菸“可能會讓每年10萬人的不吸菸成年人的死亡人數再增加7人”。

The study of 70,900 non-smoking men and women was led by the American Cancer Society.

該研究的對象是70900名不吸菸男性和女性，由美國癌症協會領導。

Experts said the best way to protect children was to quit smoking.

專家表示，保護兒童的最佳方法是戒菸。

If participants lived with a smoker during adulthood, there were other health implications, the study found.

研究發現，如果參與者在成年期與吸菸者生活在一起，則會產生其他健康問題。

Smoke exposure of 10 or more hours every week increased their risk of death from ischemic heart disease by 27%, stroke by 23% and chronic obstructive lung disease by 42% compared to those who lived with non-smokers.

與不吸菸者相比，每週10小時或更長時間的暴露在煙霧中會使患缺血性心臟病的風險增加27%，中風風險增加23%，慢性阻塞性肺病增加42%。

Children whose parents smoke are known to be at risk of asthma and poor lung development. This study shows that the effects of childhood smoke exposure persist into adulthood, resulting in chronic obstructive lung disease.

如果父母吸菸，兒童有患哮喘和肺部發育不良的風險。該研究表明，兒童時期暴露在煙霧中的影響會持續到成年期，導致慢性阻塞性肺病。

While the researchers focused on mortality risks, they emphasised that childhood second-hand smoking may also increase chronic illness and healthcare dependency in later life.

雖然研究人員主要關注死亡風險，但他們強調兒童吸二手菸可能也會增加其患慢性病和晚年對醫療保健依賴的機率。

Dr Ryan Diver, one of the report's authors, said: "This is the first study to identify an association between childhood exposure to second-hand smoke and death from chronic obstructive lung disease in middle age and beyond.

該報告的作者之一瑞恩·戴弗博士表示：“這是第一項確定兒童接觸二手菸與中年及以後因慢性阻塞性肺病死亡之間關係的研究。”

"Our findings provide further evidence for reducing second-hand smoke exposure throughout life," he added.

他補充道：“我們的研究結果提供了要進一步減少二手菸暴露的證據。”