Association of dysanapsis with mortality among older adults
Motahareh Vameghestahbanati, Coralynn Sack, Artur Wysoczanski, Eric A. Hoffman, Elsa D. Angelini, Norrina B. Allen, Alain G. Bertoni, Junfeng Guo, David R. Jacobs, Joel D. Kaufman, Andrew F. Laine, Ching‐Long Lin, Daniel Malinsky, Erin D. Michos, Elizabeth C. Oelsner, Steven Shea, Karol E. Watson, Andrea Benedetti, R. Graham Barr, Benjamin M. Smith
Abstract
<b>Dysanapsis – an anthropometric mismatch between airway tree calibre and lung size that is common in the general population – is strongly associated with all-cause mortality and increases susceptibility to tobacco smoking-related diseases</b> https://bit.ly/42oDe8J
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MedicineAnthropometryDemographyPopulationInternal medicineEnvironmental healthSociologyChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchAir Quality and Health ImpactsClimate Change and Health Impacts