Lung function trajectories and determinants from birth to 6 years in an African birth cohort: extending trajectories through infancy using oscillometry
Specific early-life lung function trajectories show potential for healthy lung development and recovery in early childhood. Modifiable factors including prematurity, respiratory syncytial virus-lower respiratory tract infection and maternal psychological distress negatively affect lung trajectories.
Authors
- Anhar Ullah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6768-2112)
- Adnan Ćustović (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5218-7071)
- M. Botha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0200-5273)
- Diane Gray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7712-6774)
- Shaakira Chaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7034-9289)
- Carvern Jacobs
- Zoltán Hantos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5696-7750)
- Dan Joseph Stein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7218-7810)
- Heather Joy Zar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9046-759X)
- Mark Patrick Nicol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1366-4805)
- Nicola Marozva
Institutions
- Semmelweis University (HU)
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- University of Szeged (HU)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Respiratory Journal
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00729-2025
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52