… Conclusions: Impaired lung function is a major clinical indicator of mortality risk in men and
women for a wide range of diseases. The use of FEV1 as part of any health assessment of …

… the effect of lung function decline on mortality. 23 Smoking status, which is an important
predictor of mortality, was not independently validated with biomarkers. Diagnosed lung disease …

… relation between lung function and mortality graphically over … between tertiles of lung function
and mortality. The proportional … Nevertheless, lower lung function still predicted mortality in …

… mortality was highest in both men and women with the highest declines in FEV1.The mechanism
for this association has not been determined. Lung function … lung function and mortality …

… high morbidity and mortality. It remains unknown which aspect of lung function carries the …
the point of first full lung function testing including spirometry, lung volumes, gas transfer and …

Study objectives Conditions that give rise to reduced lung function are frequently associated
with low-grade systemic inflammation, which may lead to poor cardiovascular outcomes. …

… levels of lung function are known to be a significant predictor of cardiopulmonary mortality in
… This association may be the consequence of an accelerated decline of lung function during …

… lung function and CV mortality remains largely unexplained. Various mechanisms for the
association between lung function and CV mortality have … , or that lung function is an indicator of …

… FEV 1 rate of decline and mortality rate. Working miners are generally … function (table 3D
and fig 1D). Extremes of weight may also affect mortality risk and the impact of lung function and …

… Although the association between lung function and mortality from respiratory diseases is …
between lung function and mortality from nonrespiratory causes. All mortality studies have …