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ArticleThorax2025

Effect of time of day and seasonal variation on bronchodilator responsiveness: the SPIRO-TIMETRY study.

Ben Knox-Brown, Fu Chuen Kon, Karl Peter Sylvester, Akhilesh Jha

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Article in Thorax, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ben Knox-BrownRoyal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK benjamin.knox-brown@nhs.net.ORCID 0000-0001-5573-4413
Fu Chuen KonCambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
Karl Peter SylvesterRoyal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
Akhilesh JhaCambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8413-7738

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigated the association between time of day and season of testing on the level of bronchodilator responsiveness in a hospital-based population. We found that per 1-hour increment in the working day, the odds of a positive bronchodilator response decreased by 8%. A similar effect was seen when time of day was dichotomised into morning and afternoon time periods. When stratifying by referral reason, the impact of time of day was only seen in those referred for asthma/query asthma. We also found that bronchodilator responsiveness was more common in winter months compared with the rest of the year.

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AsthmaBronchodilator AgentsSeasonsAdultAgedFemaleForced Expiratory VolumeHumansMaleMiddle AgedTime FactorsBronchodilator AgentsAsthmaLung PhysiologyRespiratory Measurement

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PMID40068921
PMCPMC12128765

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