Can we make breathing easier while ageing?

Lifetime spirometry patterns of obstruction and restriction, and their risk factors and outcomes: a prospective cohort study.

Shyamali C Dharmage, Dinh S Bui, Eugene H Walters, Adrian J Lowe, Bruce Thompson, Gayan Bowatte, Paul Thomas, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Debbie Jarvis, Garun S Hamilton, David P Johns, Peter Frith, Chamara V Senaratna, Nur S Idrose, Richard R Wood-Baker, John Hopper, Lyle Gurrin, Bircan Erbas, George R Washko, Rosa Faner

2023-03-01

BACKGROUND: Interest in lifetime lung function trajectories has increased in the context of emerging evidence that chronic obstruc..

Small for gestational age is associated with reduced lung function in middle age: A prospective study from first to fifth decade of life

Melvin Tandra, E Haydn Walters, Jennifer Perret, Adrian J Lowe, Caroline J Lodge, David P Johns, Paul S Thomas, Gayan Bowatte, Peter G Davis, Michael J Abramson, Shyamali C Dharmage, Dinh S Bui

2022-10-05

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The association between birth weight, particularly relative to gestational age, and adult lung function ..

Impact of lifetime body mass index trajectories on the incidence and persistence of adult asthma

Gulshan Bano Ali, Adrian J Lowe, Jennifer L Perret, E Haydn Walters, Caroline J Lodge, David Johns, Alan James, Bircan Erbas, Garun S Hamilton, Gayan Bowatte, Richard Wood-Baker, Michael J Abramson, Dinh S Bui, Shyamali C Dharmage

2022-09-01

BACKGROUND: High body mass index (BMI) trajectories from childhood to adulthood are associated with the development of some chroni..

Parental preconception BMI trajectories from childhood to adolescence and asthma in the future offspring

Gayan Bowatte, Dinh S Bui, Sajith Priyankara, Adrian J Lowe, Jennifer L Perret, Caroline J Lodge, Garun S Hamilton, Bircan Erbas, Paul Thomas, Bruce Thompson, Vivi Schlunssen, David Martino, John W Holloway, Cecilie Svanes, Michael J Abramson, E Haydn Walters, Shyamali C Dharmage

2022-07-05

BACKGROUND: Recent evidence suggests that parental exposures before conception can increase the risk of asthma in offspring. OBJEC..

Childhood 'bronchitis' and respiratory outcomes in middle-age: a prospective cohort study from age 7 to 53 years

Jennifer L Perret, Danielle Wurzel, E Haydn Walters, Adrian J Lowe, Caroline J Lodge, Dinh S Bui, Bircan Erbas, Gayan Bowatte, Melissa A Russell, Bruce R Thompson, Lyle Gurrin, Paul S Thomas, Garun Hamilton, John L Hopper, Michael J Abramson, Anne B Chang, Shyamali C Dharmage

2022-06-01

BACKGROUND: Chronic bronchitis in childhood is associated with a diagnosis of asthma and/or bronchiectasis a few years later, howe..

Association between very to moderate preterm births, lung function deficits, and COPD at age 53 years: analysis of a prospective cohort study

Dinh S Bui, Jennifer L Perret, E Haydn Walters, Caroline J Lodge, Gayan Bowatte, Garun S Hamilton, Bruce R Thompson, Peter Frith, Bircan Erbas, Paul S Thomas, David P Johns, Richard Wood-Baker, John L Hopper, Peter G Davis, Michael J Abramson, Adrian J Lowe, Shyamali C Dharmage

2022-04-28

BACKGROUND: Prematurity has been linked to reduced lung function up to age 33 years, but its long-term effects on lung function an..

Ten-year prediction model for post-bronchodilator airflow obstruction and early detection of COPD: development and validation in two middle-aged population-based cohorts

Jennifer L Perret, Don Vicendese, Koen Simons, Debbie L Jarvis, Adrian J Lowe, Caroline J Lodge, Dinh S Bui, Daniel Tan, John A Burgess, Bircan Erbas, Adrian Bickerstaffe, Kerry Hancock, Bruce R Thompson, Garun S Hamilton, Robert Adams, Geza P Benke, Paul S Thomas, Peter Frith, Christine F McDonald, Tony Blakely

2021-12-01

BACKGROUND: Classifying individuals at high chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-risk creates opportunities for early COPD..

Protein levels, air pollution and vitamin D deficiency: links with allergy

Yong Song, E Haydn Walters, Michael J Abramson, Gayan Bowatte, Dinh S Bui, Jennifer Perret, Iain Feather, Luke D Knibbs, Richard Wilson, David S Nichols, Shyamali C Dharmage, Graeme R Zosky

2021-10-01

This study provides novel insights into mechanisms of traffic-related air pollution-induced allergy by down-regulation via complem..

Trajectories of asthma and allergies from 7 to 53 years and their relationship with middle-aged lung function and extra-pulmonary comorbidity profiles: a prospective cohort study

Dinh Bui, Caroline Lodge, Jennifer Perret, Adrian Lowe, Garun HAMILTON, Bruce Thompson, Graham Giles, Bircan Erbas, Jane Pirkis, Flavia Cicutini, Raisa Cassim, Gayan Bowatte, Paul Thomas, John Hopper, Michael Abramson, Haydn Walters, Shyamali Dharmage

2021-04-01

Background Longitudinal trajectories of asthma and allergies from childhood to adulthood might be differentially associated with l..

Association between ambient air pollution and development and persistence of atopic and non-atopic eczema in a cohort of adults

Diego J Lopez, Caroline J Lodge, Dinh S Bui, Nilakshi T Waidyatillake, John C Su, Jenny L Perret, Luke D Knibbs, Bircan Erbas, Paul S Thomas, Garun S Hamilton, Bruce R Thompson, Michael J Abramson, E Haydn Walters, Shyamali C Dharmage, Gayan Bowatte, Adrian J Lowe

2021-03-04

BACKGROUND: There is limited information on risk factors for eczema in adults. Recent evidence suggests that air pollution may be ..

Exposure to household air pollution over 10 years is related to asthma and lung function decline

Xin Dai, Dinh S Bui, Jennifer L Perret, Adrian J Lowe, Peter A Frith, Gayan Bowatte, Paul S Thomas, Graham G Giles, Garun S Hamilton, Helen Tsimiklis, Jennie Hui, John Burgess, Aung K Win, Michael J Abramson, E Haydn Walters, Shyamali C Dharmage, Caroline J Lodge

2021-01-01

INTRODUCTION: We investigated if long-term household air pollution (HAP) is associated with asthma and lung function decline in mi..

Early Age at Natural Menopause Is Related to Lower Post-Bronchodilator Lung Function A Longitudinal Population-based Study

Brittany Campbell, Dinh S Bui, Julie A Simpson, Caroline J Lodge, Adrian J Lowe, Gayan Bowatte, Benedicte Leynaert, Francisco Gomez Real, Paul S Thomas, Graham G Giles, David P Johns, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, John L Hopper, Debbie Jarvis, Michael J Abramson, E Haydn Walters, Jennifer L Perret, Shyamali C Dharmage

2020-04-01

Rationale: Poor lung function, a significant predictor of mortality, has been observed in postmenopausal women compared with those..

Childhood pneumonia, pleurisy and lung function: a cohort study from the first to sixth decade of life

Jennifer L Perret, Caroline J Lodge, Adrian J Lowe, David P Johns, Bruce R Thompson, Dinh S Bui, Lyle C Gurrin, Melanie C Matheson, Christine F McDonald, Richard Wood-Baker, Cecilie Svanes, Paul S Thomas, Graham G Giles, Anne B Chang, Michael J Abramson, E Haydn Walters, Shyamali C Dharmage, Heather Gibson, Bryan Gandevia, Harold Silverstone

2020-01-01

INTRODUCTION: Adult spirometry following community-acquired childhood pneumonia has variably been reported as showing obstructive ..

Early menarche is associated with lower adult lung function: A longitudinal cohort study from the first to sixth decade of life

Brittany Campbell, Julie A Simpson, Dinh S Bui, Caroline J Lodge, Adrian J Lowe, Melanie C Matheson, Gayan Bowatte, John A Burgess, Garun S Hamilton, Benedicte Leynaert, Francisco Gomez Real, Paul S Thomas, Graham G Giles, Peter A Frith, David P Johns, Gita Mishra, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Debbie Jarvis, Michael J Abramson, E Haydn Walters

2019-07-11

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Early menarche is increasing in prevalence worldwide, prompting clinical and public health interest on i..

Occupational exposure to solvents and lung function decline: A population based study

Sheikh M Alif, Shyamali Dharmage, Geza Benke, Martine Dennekamp, John Burgess, Jennifer L Perret, Caroline Lodge, Stephen Morrison, David Peter Johns, Graham Giles, Lyle Gurrin, Paul S Thomas, John Llewelyn Hopper, Richard Wood-Baker, Bruce Thompson, Iain Feather, Roel Vermeulen, Hans Kromhout, Debbie Jarvis, Judith Garcia Aymerich

2019-07-01

RATIONALE: While cross-sectional studies have shown associations between certain occupational exposures and lower levels of lung f..

NOx in exhaled breath condensate is related to allergic sensitization in young and middle-aged adults

Fahad M Aldakheel, Jane E Bourke, Paul S Thomas, Melanie C Matheson, Michael J Abramson, Garun S Hamilton, Caroline J Lodge, BruceR Thompson, E Haydn Walters, Katrina J Allen, Bircan Erbas, Jennifer L Perret, Shyamali C Dharmage, Adrian J Lowe

2019-02-01

BACKGROUND: Asthma and allergic diseases are heterogeneous. Measurement of biomarkers in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) may help ..

Childhood Respiratory Risk Factor Profiles and Middle-Age Lung Function: A Prospective Cohort Study from the First to Sixth Decade

Dinh S Bui, Haydn E Walters, John A Burgess, Jennifer L Perret, Minh Q Bui, Gayan Bowatte, Adrian J Lowe, Melissa A Russell, Bruce R Thompson, Garun S Hamilton, Alan L James, Graham G Giles, Paul S Thomas, Debbie Jarvis, Cecilie Svanes, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Bircan Erbas, Peter A Frith, Katrina J Allen, Michael J Abramson

2018-09-01

RATIONALE: Childhood risk factors for long-term lung health often coexist and their specific patterns may affect subsequent lung f..

Childhood predictors of lung function trajectories and future COPD risk: a prospective cohort study from the first to the sixth decade of life

Dinh S Bui, Caroline J Lodge, John A Burgess, Adrian J Lowe, Jennifer Perret, Minh Q Bui, Gayan Bowatte, Lyle Gurrin, David P Johns, Bruce R Thompson, Garun S Hamilton, Peter A Frith, Alan L James, Paul S Thomas, Deborah Jarvis, Cecilie Svanes, Melissa Russell, Stephen C Morrison, Iain Feather, Katrina J Allen

2018-07-01

BACKGROUND: Lifetime lung function is related to quality of life and longevity. Over the lifespan, individuals follow different lu..

Childhood Lung Function Predicts Adult Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap Syndrome

Dinh S Bui, John A Burgess, Adrian J Lowe, Jennifer L Perret, Caroline J Lodge, Bui Minh, Stephen Morrison, Bruce R Thompson, Paul S Thomas, Graham G Giles, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Debbie Jarvis, Michael J Abramson, E Haydn Walters, Melanie C Matheson, Shyamali C Dharmage

2017-07-01

RATIONALE: The burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasing, yet there are limited data on early life risk..

Cohort Profile: The Tasmanian Longitudinal Health STUDY (TAHS)

Melanie C Matheson, Michael J Abramson, Katrina Allen, Geza Benke, John A Burgess, James G Dowty, Bircan Erbas, Iain H Feather, Peter A Frith, Graham G Giles, Lyle C Gurrin, Garun S Hamilton, John L Hopper, Alan L James, Mark A Jenkins, David P Johns, Caroline J Lodge, Adrian J Lowe, James Markos, Stephen C Morrison

2017-04-01