Fixed Ratio versus Lower Limit of Normality for Diagnosing COPD in Primary Care: Long-Term Follow-Up of EGARPOC Study.

Montserrat Llordés Ángeles Jaén Elba ZurdoMontserrat RocaInmaculada VazquezPere Almagronull null

Published in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2020)

LLN seems to be less useful for COPD diagnosis in primary care. Discordant (FR+LLN-) patients lost more FEV1/FVC during their evolution and tended to become concordant. LLN predicted COPD hospitalizations and mortality more poorly.

Keyphrases

primary care
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
general practice
cardiovascular events
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
air pollution