Pulmonary function trajectories preceding death among older adults: a long-term community-based cohort study.
Jiao WangJie GuoAbigail DoveWenzhe YangXueri LiXiuying QiDavid A BennettWei-Li XuPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2022)
Poor PF is associated with elevated mortality and shortens survival nearly 2 years. An acceleration in PF decline tends to occur 7 years before death. Poor PF, together with its decline, might be a predictor of mortality among community-dwelling older adults.