title: [Longitudinal decline of forced expiratory volume in one second in non-smoking Japanese women].
abstract: We prospectively studied 1,696 clinically healthy non-smoking women to assess the influence of aging on longitudinal decline in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV10). All the subjects took an annually medical examination involving a pulmonary function test from 1995 to 2001. The mean value of annual decrease in FEV10 (slope) was 19.6 mL/year. Multiple regression analysis revealed that initial age, height, and FEV10 were significant parameters determining the slope. This study clearly showed the aging-related longitudinal decline in pulmonary function in non-smoking Japanese women.
authors: Internal Medicine, Koseiren Takaoka Hospital, Kanazawa University School of Medicine.
authors: Masaru
authors: M
authors: Nishitsuji
authors: Masaki
authors: M
authors: Fujimura
authors: Kazuhiko
authors: K
authors: Shibata