Childhood Lung Function Predicts Adult Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma–Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap Syndrome

Abstract

Being in the lowest quartile for lung function at age 7 may have long-term consequences for the development of COPD and ACOS by middle age. Screening of lung function in school age children may identify a high-risk group that could be targeted for intervention. Further research is needed to understand possible modifiers of these associations and develop interventions for children with impaired lung function.