Explaining ethnic disparities in lung function among young adults: A pilot investigation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ethnic disparities in lung function have been linked mainly to anthropometric factors but have not been fully explained. We conducted a cross-sectional pilot study to investigate how best to study ethnic differences in lung function in young adults and evaluate whether these could be explained by birth weight and socio-economic factors.

Methods

We recruited 112 university students of White and South Asian British ethnicity, measured post-bronchodilator lung function, obtained information on respiratory symptoms and socio-economic factors through questionnaires, and acquired birth weight through data linkage. We regressed lung function against ethnicity and candidate predictors defined a priori using linear regression, and used penalised regression to examine a wid

SUBMITTER: Saad NJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5456386 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature