CT-defined small airway dysfunction

Age is associated with CT-defined small airway dysfunction in humans (OR 2.57 per 10 years, 95% CI 2.13–3.10).

“per 10-yrs increase in age was significantly associated with the risk of CT-defined SAD (OR = 2.57, 95% CI: 2.13 to 3.10)”

Humansadjusted for other confounding factorslungper 10-year increase in agen = 1,859

Is small airway dysfunction an abnormality independently associated with aging? A cross-sectional analysis from the ECOPD cohort

Research Square·May 5, 2022Preprint