... 4,581 persons > or = 65 years old from the Cardiovascular Health Study completed an asthma questionnaire and underwent spirometry. During a follow-up examination of ... was 18% in those with current asthma (n = 165) vs 12% in healthy nonsmokers (upper limit of normal, 29%). ...
... a distance is an important component of the quality of life and is reduced by several types of diseases, including heart failure, lung disease, arthritis, and neuromuscular disease. The six minute walk distance ...
... has been shown to be an independent predictor of coronary and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in many studies. A few studies have also ... an inverse association between baseline lung function and incident stroke, even independent of smoking, ...