Sex modifies the association between blood pressure variability and lung function decline among population over 45 years old: a pooled analysis of two national cohorts
Jing Fu, Longfei Xie, Jing Zhao, Rui Zhao · 2026
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Jing Fu, Longfei Xie, Jing Zhao, and Rui Zhao link the swing in a person's blood pressure, not just its height, to how fast their lungs decline after midlife. Two large aging cohorts, one American and one Chinese, supplied the data for this pooled analysis of more than twelve thousand people.
Lung strength was tracked with a simple blowing test over years of follow-up. The more a participant's pressure varied between visits, the faster their blowing power fell, for both the top and bottom pressure numbers. The link ran stronger in men than in women, a difference the authors flag as the study's signature. They argue that people whose pressure swings widely, especially men, deserve earlier attention to protect their lungs.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jing Fu, Longfei Xie, Jing Zhao, Rui Zhao |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |