Open AccessPlasma fibrinogen and lung function: the CARDIA Study
Author(s) -
Bharat Thyagarajan,
David R. Jacobs,
George Apostol,
Lewis J. Smith,
Cora E. Lewis,
O. Dale Williams
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyl049
Subject(s) - medicine , vital capacity , fibrinogen , spirometry , confidence interval , quartile , body mass index , population , gastroenterology , asthma , lung , lung function , diffusing capacity , environmental health
We hypothesized that fibrinogen, as a marker of chronic inflammation, is inversely associated with forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV(1)) in healthy persons.
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