The relationship of lung function with ambient temperature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lung function is complex trait with both genetic and environmental factors contributing to variation. It is unknown how geographic factors such as climate affect population respiratory health.

Objective

To determine whether ambient air temperature is associated with lung function (FEV1) in the general population.

Design/setting

Associations between spirometry data from two National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) periods representative of the U.S. non-institutionalized population and mean annual ambient temperature were assessed using survey-weighted multivariate regression.

Participants/measurements

The NHANES III (1988-94) cohort included 14,088 individuals (55.6% female) and the NHANES 2007-12 cohort included 14,036 individuals (5

SUBMITTER: Collaco JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5773195 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature