Laxmi Bhatta

Defining catch-up growth in lung function between adolescence and adulthood: A 25-year population-based study

Background Lung function (LF) development from adolescence to adulthood varies widely. Two related but distinct phenomena are relevant: pronounced growth (large positive change in FEV 1 z-score) and classical catch-up (crossing the lower limit of normal). We aimed to quantify bot...

Effects of maternal and paternal smoking on offspring cardiometabolic risk factors in adulthood: a multi-method intergenerational Mendelian randomization study

Abstract Background Parental smoking has been linked to several adverse offspring cardiometabolic outcomes; however, evidence is conflicting regarding the causal and long-term nature of these associations. Methods We investigated the effects of maternal and paternal smoking, capt...