Lung function decline is associated with serum uric acid in Korean health screening individuals

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 10183
• Main Authors: Ahn, Kyung-Min, Lee, Suh-Young, Lee, So-Hee, Kim, Sun-Sin, Park, Heung-Woo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 13.05.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/308; 692/499; 692/53; Alkaline phosphatase; Aspartate aminotransferase; Bilirubin; C-reactive protein; Calcium; Cholesterol; Creatinine; Humanities and Social Sciences; Medical screening; multidisciplinary; Phosphorus; Population decline; Regression analysis; Respiratory function; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Smoking; Uric acid

We performed a retrospective cohort study of 19,237 individuals who underwent at least three health screenings with follow-up periods of over 5 years to find a routinely checked serum marker that predicts lung function decline. Using linear regression models to analyze associations between the rate...