ArticleRespiratory research2022
The association between small airway dysfunction and aging: a cross-sectional analysis from the ECOPD cohort.
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- Small airway dysfunction as a functional barrier to spirometry-defined clinical remission in severe asthma treated with biologic therapies.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2026Article
- Small airways dysfunction: associated factors, clinical aspects and new perspectives.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026Review
- Association between low water intake and lung function impairment in elderly adults: a cross-sectional study.Public health action · 2026Article
- Clinical significance of a flattening index derived from the flow-volume loop.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- The Impact of Age and Disease Entity on Small Airway Dysfunction in Obstructive Airway Diseases.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Spirometry-Defined Small Airway Dysfunction in the High-Risk Population for COPD in Yunnan Province, China: A Population Based Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Article
- Small airway dysfunction links asthma exacerbations with asthma control and health-related quality of life.Respiratory research · 2024Observational
- Indices of airway resistance and reactance from impulse oscillometry correlate with aerosol particle emission in different age groups.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundAging has been evidenced to bring about some structural and functional lung changes, especially in COPD. However, whether aging affects SAD, a possible precursor of COPD, has not been well characterized.
objectiveWe aimed to comprehensively assess the relationship between aging and SAD from computed tomography, impulse oscillometry, and spirometry perspectives in Chinese.
methodsWe included 1859 participants from ECOPD, and used a linear-by-linear association test for evaluating the prevalence of SAD across various age subgroups, and multivariate regression models for determining the impact of age on the risk and severity of SAD. We then repeated the analyses in these subjects stratified by airflow limitation.
resultsThe prevalence of SAD increases over aging regardless of definitional methods. After adjustment for other confounding factors, per 10-yrs increase in age was significantly associated with the risk of CT-defined SAD (OR 2.57, 95% CI 2.13 to 3.10) and the increase in the severity of air trapping (β 2.09, 95% CI - 0.06 to 4.25 for LAA
conclusionsAging is significantly associated with the prevalence, increased risk, as well as worse severity of SAD. CT may be a more optimal measure to assess aging-related SAD. The molecular mechanisms for the role of aging in SAD need to be explored in the future. Trial registration Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR1900024643. Registered on 19 July 2019.
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