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Investigators at University of Minnesota publish new data on life sciences
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, June 2nd, 2008
Current study results from the report, 'Longitudinal association of body mass index with lung function: the CARDIA study,' have been published. According to recent research published in the journal Respiratory Research, "Lung function at the end of life depends on its peak and subsequent decline. Because obesity is epidemic in young adulthood, we quantified age-related changes in lung function relative to body mass index (BMI)."
"The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study in 1985-86 (year 0) recruited 5,115 black and white men and women, aged 18-30. Spirometry testing was conducted at years 0, 2, 5 and 10. We estimated 10 year change in...
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