Poor airway function in early infancy and lung function by age 22 years: a non-selective longitudinal cohort study

Early lung development and COPD.

Commentary on: Poor airway function in early infancy and lung function by age 22 years: a non-selective longitudinal cohort study. Stern and co-authors, in this issue of the Lancet

Lung function during infancy and preschool age

A longitudinal study of lung function from 1 month to 18 years of age.

BACKGROUND Our hypothesis was that factors associated with wheeze will be associated with changes in lung function trajectory between 1 month and 18 years of age. METHODS Measurements of lung function were made in individuals aged 1, 6 and 12 months (V'maxFRC), and also at ages 6, 12 and 18 years (FEF(25-75)). Changes in lung function over time relative to sex, a history of asthma, maternal a...

Effect of breastfeeding duration on lung function at age 10 years: a prospective birth cohort study.

INTRODUCTION The protective effects of breastfeeding on early life respiratory infections are established, but there have been conflicting reports on protection from asthma in late childhood. The association of breastfeeding duration and lung function was assessed in 10-year-old children. METHODS In the Isle of Wight birth cohort (n = 1456), breastfeeding practices and duration were prospecti...

Reduced Lung Function and Progression to Prediabetes: A Prospective Study

Objective: Prediabetes is a state that people have blood glucose levels higher than normal but still not in diabetes range. There is a close relationship between impaired lung function and diabetes mellitus (DM). Reduced lung function can be present before the clinical evidence of diabetes or insulin resistance. Materials and Methods: The total number of subjects in this longitudinal study was ...