Bronchopulmonary diseases associated with different illnesses of therapeutic domain in citizens of Altai region in comparison witn radioactive exposure on the native area during nuclear explosions in the Semipalatinsk firing place

Abstract

Total examination of adults from two farm region of the Altai republic was carried out by screening questionnaire use. In the first region, 897 subjects were examined, and in the second one, 1136 subjects were examined. The pulmonary disease discovery frequency in the first region, that places in the area of radiation exposure from the firing place (explosions in August—October in 1956, 0.1 mber/km ), was 2 times greater (36%) than in the second region, that places outside of the firing place influence zone. Chronic bronchitis was diagnosed in 30.7% and 16.1% of examined, bronchial asthma was found in 2.0% and 0.1% of ones, and lung tuberculosis was found in 3.1 % and 0.5% of ones respectively to the regions. In the first region, chronic obstructive bronchitis was discovered 3 times more often, especially its suppurative entities, than in the second region. Two time'increase of morbidity was noted in adolescents and adults, especially in males. In the first region, cardiac and naso-laringeal diseases were discovered almost 2 time more often than in the second one. There were not significant differences on the other pathologies. Dependence of various diseases relatively to regions on social, professional, age, and sexual factors, smoking, current and cured diseases was not found. The living in the area of radiation exposure is essential risk factor of broncho-pulmonary diseases.