Too depressed to breathe: The longitudinal association between depressive symptoms and lung function among general middle-aged and older adults.

Objective Most previous studies focusing on the association between depressive symptoms and lung function were conducted in patients with chronic lung diseases. This study aims to investigate the association of depressive symptoms with lung function among general Chinese middle-aged and older adults. Participants This study used data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS).