Chronic airflow limitation and its relation to respiratory symptoms among ever-smokers and never-smokers: a cross-sectional study.

Kjell TorenLinus SchiölerAnne LindbergAnders AnderssonAnnelie F BehndigGöran BergströmAnders BlombergKenneth CaidahlJan EngvallMaria ErikssonViktor HamreforsChrister JansonDavid KylhammarEva LindbergAnders LindénAndrei MalinovschiHans Lennart PerssonMartin SandelinJonas Eriksson StrömHanan A TanashJenny VikgrenCarl Johan ÖstgrenPer WollmerC Magnus Sköld

Published in: BMJ open respiratory research (2021)

The association between percentages of FEV1:FVC and respiratory symptoms differed depending on smoking history. Our results support a higher percentile cut-off for FEV1:FVC for never-smokers and, in particular, for ever-smokers.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
physical activity
sleep quality
risk factors
depressive symptoms
drug induced