The prevalence of small airways disease and association with handgrip strength in young Hispanic farmworkers
This is one of the first studies reporting prevalence of pulmonary function in Hispanic farmworkers. Although this population was relatively young and healthy, there was high prevalence of SAD and OLD, which was higher than the overall prevalence in Hispanic population. There were more females subjects with SAD. Most of the subjects with OLD had SAD but not vice versa. Lower HGS levels were associated with worsened pulmonary function, and HGS was a significant predictor of FEF<sub>25-75%predicted</sub>, a potential marker for small airway physiology.
Authors
- Debbie Layman
- Haidong Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8384-0464)
- Yutong Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6864-9410)
- Yanbin Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7848-7160)
- Pam Cromer
- Michelle Altvater (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4291-6792)
Institutions
- Augusta University (US)
- Prevention Institute (US)
- Mount Sinai Hospital (US)
- Mount Sinai Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pulmonary Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-024-03382-2
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Augusta University