Lung function and cognitive ability in children: a UK birth cohort study.

Jack GrenvilleRaquel GranellJames William Dodd

Published in: BMJ open respiratory research (2023)

, is independently associated with decreased cognitive ability in children. This low-magnitude association attenuates between ages 8 and 15, while no association is evident with longitudinal change in cognitive ability. Our results support a link between FVC and cognition across the life course, possibly due to shared genetic or environmental risk, rather than causation.

Keyphrases

lung function
young adults
cystic fibrosis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
air pollution
cross sectional
mild cognitive impairment
genome wide
gene expression
human health
risk assessment
life cycle