Even in the former and current smokers who have a normal lung function, the increase in the body's "fragility" is due to the severe growth of severe escalations and deaths of the respiratory system. Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School have reached this conclusion. The work was published in Aging-US magazine.
Fragility is syndrome, in which case the body loses physiological resources and is worse overcoming stress and diseases. It is more common in elderly people and is manifested in a decrease in strength, resilience and physical activity, which makes a person more vulnerable to relatively light diseases.
More than 2.6 thousand people aged 45-80 took part in the study, who had a history of smoking at least 10 years. In the second round of monitoring, all participants were divided into three groups, "strong", "crisp" and "fragile", and their health has been controlled for about three years. During this time, there were episodes of severe worse deterioration and mortality.
It turned out that "fragile" participants were three to five times more likely to have severe or frequent respiratory attacks than "healthy" participants, and this effect was observed even in the absence of chronic pulmonary diseases. People at the "pregal" stage also had a greater risk of complications.
Scientists have also found the biological approval of this vulnerability. "Fragile" participants had an accelerated rate of aging, as DunedInpace DNA test showed. This shows that fragility reflects deeper age changes.
The authors believe that simple tests of fragility can become an effective tool for smokers and former smokers, which allows you to prevent and reduce mortality.
Translation of: Euromedia24.com
