Benefits of improved air quality on ageing lungs: impacts of genetics and obesity.
Anke HülsDorothee SugiriMichael J AbramsonBarbara HoffmannHolger SchwenderKatja IckstadtUrsula KrämerTamara SchikowskiPublished in: The European respiratory journal (2019)
Reduction of air pollution is associated with a relative improvement of lung function in elderly women, but also depends on their genetic make-up.
Keyphrases
- lung function
- air pollution
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- insulin resistance
- particulate matter
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- cystic fibrosis
- type diabetes
- high fat diet induced
- middle aged
- genome wide
- weight gain
- pregnancy outcomes
- cervical cancer screening
- community dwelling
- copy number
- skeletal muscle
- breast cancer risk
- adipose tissue
- gene expression