Abstract Objectives Nearly 40% of African children under 5 are stunted. We leveraged the
Ghana randomized air pollution and health study (GRAPHS) cohort to examine whether …

Background: While some studies suggest that poor fetal growth rate, as indicated by lower
birth weight, is associated with poor respiratory function in childhood, findings among adults …

Background and aims Early life factors have reported the associations with impaired lung
function in later life. In the present study, the birth cohort was followed up longitudinally to …

Rationale: Lower respiratory tract illness is a major cause of childhood morbidity and
mortality. It is unknown whether infants are predisposed to illness because of impaired lung …

Background: Low birth weight is associated with lower values for spirometry in adults but it is
not known if birth weight influences other measures of pulmonary function. It is also unclear …

BACKGROUND: Poor fetal growth rate is associated with lower respiratory function;
however, there is limited understanding of the impact of growth trends and BMI during …

Background: Early life factors impact long-term respiratory health. Better understanding lung
development is essential to strengthen respiratory health across the life course Aim: Assess …

We aimed to determine if prematurity and lower birth weight are associated with poorer lung
function in a non-western developed setting with less marked confounding by …

Background Findings from previous studies investigating the relationship between birth
weight and adult lung function have been inconsistent, and data on birth weight and adult …

Rationale Little is known about how perinatal and childhood factors influence lung function
change between childhood and adolescence. Objectives To investigate possible early life …