Participants with higher forced vital capacity, indicating better lung function, were less likely to develop heart disease, diabetes, and stroke over 10 years.

"Additionally, men experienced a 17% reduced risk of airway obstruction. In women, while higher hemoglobin levels were linked ...

It measures the total amount you were able to exhale, called the forced vital capacity (FVC). The test also measures how much you exhaled in the first second, known as FEV1. Other factors also ...

An increased muscle-to-fat (MF) ratio is associated with improved lung ... Additionally, the use of the standard definition of FEV 1 /FVC < 70 may lead to underdiagnosis, further limiting the ...