Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Stolzmann KL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2277212 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Stolzmann Kelly L KL Gagnon David R DR Brown Robert R Tun Carlos G CG Garshick Eric E
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 20080117 7
<h4>Rationale</h4>Although respiratory dysfunction is common in chronic spinal cord injury (SCI), determinants of longitudinal change in FEV(1) and FVC have not been assessed.<h4>Objectives</h4>Determine factors that influence longitudinal lung function decline in SCI.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 174 male participants (mean age of 49 and 17 yr after injury) completed a respiratory questionnaire and underwent spirometry over an average follow-up of 7.5 years (range, 4-14 yr).<h4>Measurements and ma ...[more]