Impact of Using Pre- and Post-Bronchodilator Spirometry Reference Values in a Chinese Population.
Ke HuangXueyan HanZhaoyang PanJianying XuJianping ZhaoXiangyan ZhangYuanlin SongJian KangPixin RanYumin ZhouHuahao ShenFuqiang WenKewu HuangYahong ChenYanfei GuoGuangliang ShanSinan WuTianjia GuanTing YangChen WangPublished in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2024)
This study generated and applied pre- and post-bronchodilator spirometry reference values in a nationally representative Chinese adult population. Post-BD reference values may serve as an additional criterion in identifying individuals at risk for obstructive pulmonary diseases, its diagnostic and prognostic values should be further investigated.