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Effects of Habitual Smoking on Cardiorespiratory Responses to Sub-maximal Exercise

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Kobayashi, Yoshio, Takeuchi, Toshiko, Hosoi, Teruo, Loeppky, Jack A.·2004·Journal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY and Applied Human Science

Abstract

The effects of habitual cigarette smoking on cardiorespiratory responses to sub-maximal and maximal work were evaluated in nine adult nonsmokers and nine smokers with a mean age of 33 yr. A maximal treadmill test was followed by three tests at 45, 60 and 75% of each subject's VO(2)max. Compared to nonsmokers, the habitual smokers had a non-significantly lower VO(2)max in L/min and per lean body mass (9 and 6%, respectively), but had higher %fat (p<0.01), resulting in a significantly lower VO(2)max per kg body wt (13%, p<0.03). Maximal exercise ventilation (V(E)) was 16% lower in smokers. During sub-maximal work at equivalent exercise stress levels in the two groups, the V(E)/VO(2) ratio was higher in smokers by an average of 11% because VO(2) was lower and the respiratory exchange ratio values were significantly elevated in smokers at 75% of VO(2)max. Blood lactate concentrations in smokers were higher as workloads increased and O(2) pulse (VO(2)/HR) was significantly lower throughout, indicating reduced O(2) extraction, probably due to carbon monoxide. The resting HR was significantly higher in smokers and the HR recovery following all three submaximal exercises was significantly slower in smokers. These results show that detrimental cardiorespiratory effects of chronic cigarette smoking in apparently healthy individuals are evident at moderate exercise levels as reduced gas exchange efficiency in lungs and muscles.

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In 9 habitual smokers and 9 nonsmokers, chronic smoking was associated with reduced cardiorespiratory efficiency during submaximal exercise despite similar maximal oxygen uptake in L/min. The authors conclude that detrimental effects are evident at moderate exercise levels as reduced pulmonary and tissue gas exchange efficiency.

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  • Smokers had non-significantly lower V̇O2max in L/min and per lean body mass (9% and 6%, respectively), but significantly higher %fat (p<0.01) and a 13% lower V̇O2max per kg body weight (p<0.03).
  • Maximal exercise ventilation was 16% lower in smokers (p=0.06); during submaximal work at equivalent exercise stress, the V̇E/V̇O2 ratio was higher in smokers by an average of 11%, and RER was significantly elevated at 75% of V̇O2max.
  • Blood lactate concentrations were higher in smokers as workloads increased, with a steeper rise (p=0.022), and O2 pulse (V̇O2/HR) was 8% lower on average across four measurements (p=0.005).
  • Resting HR was significantly higher in smokers (73 vs 61 bpm, p=0.03), and HR recovery after all three submaximal exercises was significantly slower in smokers, with recovery “slopes” averaging 43% higher in nonsmokers.

Methods

  • Eighteen healthy males (9 smokers, 9 nonsmokers; mean age 33 yr) from the same law enforcement department with similar regular physical exercise; smokers had smoked an average of 15 cigarettes/day for at least five years.
  • After a maximal treadmill test, subjects completed three 10-min steady-state submaximal treadmill tests at 3.3 MPH predicted to approximate 45%, 60%, and 75% of each subject’s V̇O2max, on separate occasions seven days apart, after overnight abstinence from smoking and eating.
  • Cardiorespiratory variables included HR, V̇O2, V̇CO2, RER, V̇E, tidal volume, breathing rate, O2 pulse, blood lactate, HbCO, Hb, and Hct; comparisons used ANCOVA and ANOVA, with lactate slope tested by ANCOVA.

Limitations

  • Stated: the authors note that groups with similar age, exercise habits, body composition, and V̇O2max are difficult to assemble, resulting in few well-controlled studies where smoking is the only variable.
  • Evident: the sample was small (n=9 per group), all male law enforcement employees, and cross-sectional, limiting generalizability and causal inference.
  • Evident: subjects abstained overnight from smoking, so acute smoking effects were excluded; O2 extraction was inferred from O2 pulse under the assumption that stroke volume was constant, without direct cardiac output measurement.

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Authors
Kobayashi, Y., Takeuchi, T., Hosoi, T., & Loeppky, J. A.
Affiliations
  • Chukyo University (JP)
  • United States Department of Veterans Affairs (US)
Venue
Journal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY and Applied Human Science
Published
2004
Volume
23
Issue
5
Pages
163-169
ISSN
  • 1345-3475 (ISSN-L)
  • 1347-5355
OpenAlex
W2052683842
Cited by
72
References
33
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FWCI
0.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY and Applied Human Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
Keywords
cigarette smoking, cardiorespiratory responses, submaximal exercise, maximal exercise, VO2max, exercise ventilation, respiratory exchange ratio, blood lactate, oxygen pulse, carbon monoxide, heart rate recovery
MeSH terms
Adult, Exercise Test, Heart Rate, Humans, Male, Oxygen Consumption, Pulmonary Gas Exchange, Smoking, Exercise, Case-Control Studies

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