Lung function decline over 25 years of follow-up among black and white adults in the ARIC study cohort

Interpretation of longitudinal information about lung function decline from middle to older age has been limited by loss to follow-up that may be correlated with baseline lung function or the rate of decline. We conducted these analyses to estimate age-related decline in lung function across groups of race, sex, and smoking status while accounting for dropout from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.

Source: Respiratory Medicine CME - February 11, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Maria C. Mirabelli, John S. Preisser, Laura R. Loehr, Sunil K. Agarwal, R. Graham Barr, David J. Couper, John L. Hankinson, Noorie Hyun, Aaron R. Folsom, Stephanie J. London Source Type: research