Sentence examples for decreasing lung function from inspiring English sources
One can speculate that early lung inflammation resulting from environmental exposures beyond cigarette smoking results in decreasing lung function over time.
Over a five-year period, increasing adiposity was associated with decreasing lung function, whereas decreasing adiposity was associated with increasing lung function.
CF is chronic and the expected course of the disease is a progressive deterioration of health resulting in decreasing lung function and capacity.
In general, a delayed diagnosis of COPD results from the patient's gradual adaptation to decreasing lung function (patients delay) and, in some cases, lack of awareness of or response to the patient's symptoms from physicians (doctors delay) [ 13- 15].
Our study also further confirmed that time-weighted O3 exposures had greater effects on decreasing lung function than did daily peak concentrations as reported in previous studies (Castillejos et al. 1992; Jalaludin et al. 2000).
The PROMIS physical function, depression, fatigue, and social roles had p-values <0.05, but only physical function and social roles demonstrated a statistically significant decline that was monotonically associated with decreasing lung function (Table 3).
Particle pollution, according to the E.P.A. Web site, is an asthma trigger that can cause bronchitis and decreased lung function.
The agency estimates that the pollution standards will prevent 15,000 premature deaths, 350,000 cases of asthma and one million cases of decreased lung function in children.
Studies have linked pollution of this sort to respiratory problems, decreased lung function, nonfatal heart attacks and aggravated asthma, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Ruiz, a physician, said that the new policy would prevent the E.P.A. from considering studies that have revealed "dangerous health implications" associated with soot, including "premature death, asthma attacks, chronic bronchitis, decreased lung function, and respiratory diseases".
