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COPD Risk Phenotypes in Older Smokers: Evaluation in GLI- and GOLD-Defined Respiratory Impairment.
Lung - 27 Nov 2024
Bohadana Abraham, Wild Pascal, Rokach Ariel, Berg Assaf, Izbicki Gabriel
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PURPOSE: In aging populations, the Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) spirometry threshold may misclassify normal spirometry as airflow limitation. The Global Lung Initiative (GLI) method provides age-adjusted criteria. We investigated how the use of GOLD or GLI thresholds in an algorithm affects the classification of elderly smokers into COPD risk phenotypes. METHODS: Using a modified COPDGene...
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