Anne-Elie Carsin, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Simone Accordini, Shyamali Dharmage, Bénédicte Leynaert, Marti de Las Heras, Lidia Casas, Seraina Caviezel, Pascal Demoly, Bertil Forsberg, Thorarinn Gislason, Angelo Guido Corsico, Christer Janson, Rain Jogi, Jesús Martínez-Moratalla, Dennis Nowak, Leopoldo Palacios Gómez, Isabelle Pin, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Chantal Raherison-Semjen, Giulia Squillacioti, Cecilie Svanes, Kjell Torén, Isabel Urrutia, Ismael Huerta, Josep Maria Anto, Debbie Jarvis, Stefano Guerra
BACKGROUND: Understanding the natural history of abnormal spirometric patterns at different stages of life is critical to identify and optimise preventive strategies. We aimed to describe characteristics and risk factors of restrictive and obstructive spirometric patterns occurring before 40 years (young onset) and between 40 and 61 years (mid-adult onset). METHODS: We used data from the population-based cohort of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS)...
September 27, 2023: Thorax