ArticleBMJ open respiratory research2021
Among respiratory symptoms, wheeze associates most strongly with impaired lung function in adults with asthma: a long-term prospective cohort study.
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- Differences in respiratory wheezing between current exclusive e-cigarette users, current exclusive cigarette smokers, and never users of either product: findings from a population-based study.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
- Associations between life-course FEVThe Lancet. Respiratory medicine · 2025Article
- Body mass index increase: a risk factor for forced expiratory volume in 1 s decline for overweight and obese adults with asthma.ERJ open research · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAsthma is a common disease and a major public health concern. Respiratory symptoms are related to its prognosis, which in turn associates with lung function. Still this association on a long-term basis is not entirely understood.
aimTo study the association of the type and number of respiratory symptoms with FEV
methodA population-based cohort of adults with asthma was examined at study entry between 1986 and 2001 and at follow-up between 2012 and 2014, and n=977 had valid measurements of FEV
resultsFor both sexes recurrent wheeze and dyspnoea were associated with lower FEV
conclusionsParticularly recurrent wheeze and a higher number of respiratory symptoms may predict lower lung function also in the long run among women and men with asthma.
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