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Categorical interpretation of spirometry using both LLN and fixed ratio (GOLD) cut-offs was concordant with these findings: the proportion of participants with ‘low FVC’ using these two definitions ...

We remain heavily reliant on traditional spirometric measures such as the forced expiratory volume in 1 sec (FEV 1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) for diagnosis and disease monitoring, despite an ...

This project was approved by the local Ethics' Committee. Table 1. Values of the functional scores and percentage of predicted values (%) of the respiratory tests performed at study entry and 6 months ...

The basic characteristics of the 15 quantitative traits in each dataset (GWAS and PRS sets) are summarized in Supplementary Table S3. We quantified heteroscedasticity using the ratio of mean absolute ...

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Myrna B. Dolovich, PEng; Richard C. Ahrens, MD; Dean R. Hess, PhD, RRT, FCCP; Paula Anderson, MD, FCCP; Rajiv Dhand, MD, FCCP; Joseph L. Rau, PhD, RRT; Gerald C ...

BL inflammatory cell counts for the participants are detailed in table 2. Participants with bronchiectasis and COPD had an increased ... The proportion of hypersegmented neutrophils was associated ...