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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Pulmonary function is a long-term predictor of mortality in the general population: 29-year follow-up of the Buffalo Health Study.
Results from several studies have described a relationship between pulmonary function and both all-cause and cause-specific mortality. The purpose of this study was to investigate the predictive value of pulmonary function by gender after 29 years of follow-up. ⋯ These results suggest that pulmonary function is a long-term predictor for overall survival rates in both genders and could be used as a tool in general health assessment.