How does lung function in early adulthood affect subsequent health outcomes? Alvar Agustí and colleagues address this question in an observational study¹ in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, showing that low lung function in early adulthood is associated with earlier onset of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), other chronic diseases, and death, compared with normal lung function in early adulthood.

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成年早期肺功能低下：发病率和死亡

成年初期的肺功能如何影响随后的健康结果？AlvarAgustí及其同事在《柳叶刀》呼吸医学杂志的一项观察性研究¹中解决了这个问题，该研究表明，与正常人相比，成年早期肺功能低下与慢性阻塞性肺疾病（COPD），其他慢性疾病和死亡的早期发作有关。成年初期的肺功能。