Fixed-ratio spirometry misses COPD diagnoses in African American patients

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By Isabella Hornick

A fixed-ratio criteria of FEV₁/FVC less than 0.7 for COPD resulted in fewer diagnoses in African American vs. non-Hispanic white individuals, according to results published inJournal of General Internal Medicine.

“Relying only on spirometry for diagnosing COPD does not do justice to the known manifestations of the disease,” Elizabeth A. Regan, MD, PhD, professor of medicine at National Jewish Health, told Healio. Read the full article in Healio.

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