Poor early childhood growth is associated with impaired lung function: Evidence from a Ghanaian pregnancy cohort.
Seyram KaaliDarby W JackRebecca K D PrahSteven N ChillrudMohammed N MujtabaPatrick L KinneyTheresa TawiahQiang YangFelix B OppongCarlos F GouldMusah OseiBlair J WylieOscar AgyeiMatthew S PerzanowskiKwaku Poku AsanteAlison G LeePublished in: Pediatric pulmonology (2022)
Children with poorer anthropometrics through to age 4 years had higher airway resistance in early childhood. These findings have implications for lifelong lung health, including pneumonia risk in childhood and reduced maximally attainable lung function in adulthood.
Keyphrases
- lung function
- cystic fibrosis
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- air pollution
- early life
- healthcare
- public health
- young adults
- depressive symptoms
- preterm birth
- mental health
- health information
- childhood cancer
- pregnancy outcomes
- health promotion
- risk assessment
- human health
- pregnant women
- climate change
- community acquired pneumonia