Journal article
Expiratory airflow in late adolescence and early adulthood in individuals born very preterm or with very low birthweight compared with controls born at term or with normal birthweight: a meta-analysis of individual participant data
LW Doyle, S Andersson, A Bush, JLY Cheong, H Clemm, KAI Evensen, A Gough, T Halvorsen, P Hovi, E Kajantie, KJ Lee, L McGarvey, I Narang, P Näsänen-Gilmore, S Steinshamn, M Vollsaeter, EJLE Vrijlandt
Lancet Respiratory Medicine | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2019
Abstract
Background: Maximal expiratory airflow peaks early in the third decade of life, then gradually declines with age. The pattern of airflow through adulthood for individuals born very preterm (at <32 weeks' gestation) or with very low birthweight (2499 g) or at term. Methods: We did a meta-analysis of individual participant data from cohort studies, mostly from the pre-surfactant era. Studies were identified through the Adults born Preterm International Collaboration and by searching PubMed and Embase (search date May 25, 2016). Studies were eligible if they reported on expiratory flow rates beyond 16 years of age in individuals born very preterm or with very low birthweight, as well as control..
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Funding Acknowledgements
National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia), University of Bergen, Western Norway Regional Authority, National Institute for Health Research (UK), Stichting Astmabestrijding, St Olav's Hospital's Research Fund, Academy of Finland, European Commission, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (USA), Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program.