Changes in Restrictive Spirometric Pattern and Pulmonary Function Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Korean Adults: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study
Taner Akbulut, Vedat Çinar, Do-Youn Lee · 2026
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Taner Akbulut and co-authors compare lung function in Korean adults before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in a 2026 nationwide study. A restrictive breathing pattern, with low lung volume but a normal ratio, links to poor health outcomes.
Survey data from 2019 and 2024 covered close to five thousand adults over forty without chronic lung obstruction. The restrictive pattern rose from a low share to a clearly higher one. Lung volume measures fell after the pandemic, while flow ratios held steady. Adjusted models still tied the post-pandemic period to higher odds of the pattern. The authors flag lasting lung effects at population scale and urge follow-up study of causes.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Taner Akbulut, Vedat Çinar, Do-Youn Lee |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |