In Iraq tobacco smoking is a common habit. The World health organization (WHO) reported that smoking of tobacco was killed about 100 million persons in all the world in the 20th century and it could kill one billion persons over the world in the 21st century. The aim of the present study was to pointed the effect of smoking on respiratory system. The present study was conducted in the College of Applied Medical Science/University of Karbala from November 2014 to February 2015. 30 healthy male were included in this study and their age were ranged between 19-23 years. Spirometry data of 20 smokers and 10 non-smokers were collected by the computerized spirometer. The results show that pulmonary function tests was significantly reduced in smokers group compare to non-smokers group (p<0.05). The investigation confirming PFT values are less in smokers due to toxic effects of tobacco smoking on respiratory system & is the major cause of obstructive lung disease.
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