Serum Matrix Metalloproteinase-7, Respiratory Symptoms, and Mortality in Community-Dwelling Adults. MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis)
Armstrong HF, Podolanczuk AJ, Barr RG, Oelsner EC, Kawut SM, Hoffman EA, Tracy R, Kaminski N, McClelland RL, Lederer DJ. Serum Matrix Metalloproteinase-7, Respiratory Symptoms, and Mortality in Community-Dwelling Adults. MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2017, 196: 1311-1317. PMID: 28570100, PMCID: PMC5694831, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201701-0254oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAsymptomatic DiseasesEthnicityFemaleHumansIndependent LivingLung Diseases, InterstitialMaleMatrix Metalloproteinase 7Middle AgedConceptsInterstitial lung abnormalitiesMatrix metalloproteinase-7Serum MMP-7Serum MMP-7 levelsMMP-7 levelsCommunity-dwelling adultsRespiratory symptomsOutcome dataOdds of ILAMetalloproteinase-7Serum matrix metalloproteinase-7Subclinical interstitial lung diseaseCause mortality ratesIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisInterstitial lung diseaseLog unit incrementExertional dyspneaCause mortalityLung functionPulmonary fibrosisCox regressionLung diseasePotential confoundersPrognostic biomarkerLung abnormalities