Source: International Congress 2014 – Three smoking-related diseases: cardiovascular, lung cancer and infection

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Numerous studies evaluate the influence of tobacco smoking on the tuberculosis (TB) development. The aim of our research was to show the smoking habits and the degree of nicotine addiction between patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in the Republic of Macedonia within the period of 2007-2012.We analyzed data regarding the smoking habits of TB patients from the National TB registry. Also we conducted a survey with reference to nicotine addiction using the Fagestrom questionnaire among the smokers with pulmonary TB hospitalized at the PHI Institute for lung diseases and tuberculosis in Skopje Republic of Macedonia within the period of 2007-2012.Among all registered TB patients it was shown that 48, 2% are smokers and 51, 8% are non-smokers out of which 69, 8% were of male gender and 30, 2% of female gender. The majority of the smokers (53, 8%) belonged to the middle age group (35-54 years), out of which 38, 5% were at the age below > 54 and 7, 7% at the age over <34 years. According Fagenstrom questionnaire the percentage of nicotine addiction was low among 30, 07 % of the smokers, on average level between 38, 6% of the smokers and high among 30, 7 of them. The vast majority of smokers (68.9%) smoked more than 20 cigarettes per a day. The pack year's index was higher than 20 among 45, 6 % of the smokers.The percentage of nicotine addiction and pack/ years index are bigger among TB patients who smoke. The success of the treatment in these patients depends from both: The TB treatment and the smoking cessation treatment.

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A. Popovska, M. Zakoska (Skopje, Fyrom). Smoking habits and degree of nicotine addictions among TB patients. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 334

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