"Key FOT parameters, such as FEV1, V5, and R5, effectively distinguished asthmatics from non-asthmatics. In bronchial ...

Researchers have found in a new study that Individuals with better lung function, as measured by forced vital capacity (FVC), ...

Obstructive pulmonary diseases are common in the elderly but often remain underdiagnosed due to limited spirometry availability or challenges with patient cooperation during testing. This study ...

Spirometry was performed at baseline and at follow-up, with incident COPD defined using a lower limit of normal criterion for postbronchodilator FEV1/FVC. Only participants without COPD and without ...

and spirometry. We used multivariate logistic regression to examine the effect of dust exposure on respiratory health, and multiple linear regression to determine if CEI was associated with% predicted ...

Preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) is associated with an increased risk of all-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality.

Methods Adults successfully completing PTB treatment in Blantyre, Malawi were followed up for 3 years and assessed using questionnaires, post-bronchodilator spirometry, 6 min walk tests, chest X-ray ...

Adults who were undergoing bronchoscopy either for medical purposes or were undergoing a surgical procedure that involved endotracheal intubation and had spirometry results were recruited for this ...