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SUBMITTER: Bentley AR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3390780 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bentley A R AR Kritchevsky S B SB Harris T B TB Holvoet P P Jensen R L RL Newman A B AB Lee J S JS Yende S S Bauer D D Cassano P A PA
The European respiratory journal 20111017 4
Increased antioxidant defences are hypothesised to decrease age- and smoking-related decline in lung function. The relationship between dietary antioxidants, smoking and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV(1)) was investigated in community-dwelling older adults in the Health, Aging and Body Composition study. 1,443 participants completed a food frequency questionnaire, self-reported smoking history and had measurements taken of FEV(1) at both baseline and after 4 yrs of follow-up. The associati ...[more]