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Lower FEV1 in non-COPD, nonasthmatic subjects: association with smoking, annual decline in FEV1, total IgE levels, and TSLP genotypes.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2011
Masuko Hironori, Sakamoto Tohru, Kaneko Yoshiko, Iijima Hiroaki, Naito Takashi, Noguchi Emiko, Hirota Tomomitsu, Tamari Mayumi, Hizawa Nobuyuki
Abstract excerpt
Few studies have investigated the significance of decreased FEV(1) in non-COPD, nonasthmatic healthy subjects. We hypothesized that a lower FEV(1) in these subjects is a potential marker of an increased susceptibility to obstructive lung disease such as asthma and COPD. This was a cross-sectional analysis of 1505 Japanese adults. We divided the population of healthy adults with no respiratory diseases whose...
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