Relationship between Body Composition and Pulmonary Function in Early Adult Life: A Cross-Sectional Analysis Nested in Two Birth Cohort Studies.

Relationship between Body Composition and Pulmonary Function in Early Adult Life: A Cross-Sectional Analysis Nested in Two Birth Cohort Studies.

BACKGROUND:Overweight/obesity has been reported to worsen pulmonary function (PF). This study aimed to examine the association between PF and several body composition (BC) measures in two population-based cohorts. METHODS:We performed a cross-sectional analysis of individuals aged 18 and 30 years fr...

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Main Authors: Paula Duarte de Oliveira, Fernando C Wehrmeister, Rogelio Pérez-Padilla, Helen Gonçalves, Maria Cecília F Assunção, Bernardo Lessa Horta, Denise P Gigante, Fernando C Barros, Ana Maria Baptista Menezes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5040394?pdf=render

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