Lung function impairment and cardiometabolic risks among rural adults

Implication for an aging society

Bibliographic Data

ID15360554
AuthorsYu‐Chih Lin (0000-0002-4162-7614, Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, corresponding author), Yu-Chih Lin, Tung‐Jung Huang (0000-0003-3621-2243, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology), Tung-Jung Huang, Mei-Hua Yeh (Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital), Ming‐Shyan Lin (0000-0001-9348-8153, Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital), Ming-Shyan Lin, Mei‐yen Chen (0000-0002-8980-1300, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology)
Year2021
Volume21
Issue1
Pages960-960
Publication date2021-05-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-021-10990-8
PMID34016070
OpenAlexW3163793291
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited22

A high prevalence of restrictive lung impairment, cardiometabolic risks, and unhealthy lifestyles among rural adults were found in this study. For adults with cardiometabolic risks in rural areas, initiating lifestyle modifications with culture-tailored programs to improve lung function should be an important issue for clinicians and primary healthcare providers

Abdominal obesity · Asthma · Biostatistics · Confounding · Cross-sectional study · Diffusing capacity · Environmental health · Interquartile range · Lung · Lung function · Metabolic syndrome · Obesity · Pathology · Physical therapy · Pulmonary function testing · Spirometry · Vital capacity · Chronic Disease Management Strategies · Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research · Health and Wellbeing Research · Medicine · Epidemiology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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