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Vitamin D status and longitudinal lung function decline in the Lung Health Study
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Kunisaki K.M., Niewoehner D.E., Singh R.J., Connett J.E.
Eur Respir J 2011; 37: 238		Full textPDF-fileAbstract

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Low blood vitamin D levels have been postulated to be a risk factor for worse lung function, based largely on cross-sectional data. We sought to use longitudinal data to test the hypothesis that baseline plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) is lower in subjects with more rapid lung function decline, compared to those with slow lung function decline. We conducted a nested, matched case–control study in the Lung Health Study 3 cohort. Cases and controls were continuous smokers with rapid and slo... [View all]
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