Longitudinal Changes in Peak Expiratory Flow Predict Risk for Incident Dementia
These findings demonstrate that declines in PEF may precede declines in cognition, suggesting that respiratory function may be an important dementia risk factor in older adults. Additionally, these findings highlight the utility of measuring PEF via a peak flow meter, which is a simple and inexpensive measure of respiratory function.
Authors
- Michelle C. Carlson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2465-7421)
- Qian‐Li Xue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8818-7444)
- Aparna Balasubramanian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1854-6672)
- Jennifer A. Schrack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9244-9267)
- Patrick Donahue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3994-7384)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series A
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glae249
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00