Birth weight and lung function in a cohort of Chinese school children

Qi Qiang He; Tze Wai Wong; Lin Du; Zhuo Qin Jiang; Yang Gao; Guo Zhen Lin; Tak Sun Ignatius Yu

doi:10.1002/ppul.21035

Birth weight and lung function in a cohort of Chinese school children

Qi Qiang He
, Tze Wai Wong^*
, Lin Du
, Zhuo Qin Jiang
, Yang Gao
, Guo Zhen Lin
, Tak Sun Ignatius Yu

^*Corresponding author for this work

Academy of Wellness and Human Development

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Abstract

Objective: Evidence on the association between birth weight and lung function is conflicting. We evaluated the children's lung function in relation to their birth weight in China.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted in 1,599 school children. Baseline data on birth weight and other potential confounding variables were obtained from self-administered questionnaires. Pulmonary function tests were performed with a standard procedure and repeated 6 months later.

Results: There were no significant differences in the standard deviation score (SDS) of forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) between children with low birth weight (LBW) and those with normal birth weight (NBW). The growth rates in lung function between children with LBW and NBW were also insignificant.

Conclusions: No association between birth weight and lung function was found among Chinese school children.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	662-668
Number of pages	7
Journal	Pediatric Pulmonology
Volume	44
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.21035
Publication status	Published - Jul 2009

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