Early Evidence of COPD Obscured by Race-Specific Prediction Equations.
Elizabeth A ReganMelissa E LoweBarry J MakeJeffrey L CurtisQuan Grace ChenJames L CrooksCarla WilsonGabriela R OatesRobert W GreggArianne K BaldomeroSurya P BhattAlejandro A DíazPanayiotis V BenosJames K O'BrienKendra A YoungGregory L KinneyDouglas J ConradKatherine E LoweDawn L DeMeoAmy NonMichael H ChoJulia KalletMarilyn G ForemanGloria E WestneyKarin HothNeil R MacIntyreNicola HananiaAmy WolfeHannatu AmazaMeiLan HanTerri H BeatyNadia N HanselMeredith C McCormackAparna BalasubramanianJames D CrapoEdwin K SilvermanRichard CasaburiRobert A WisePublished in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2023)
Race-specific equations underestimate disease severity among AAs. These effects are particularly evident in early disease and may result in late detection of COPD.