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Instead, the recorded diagnosis was based on spirometry (OR 4.4).
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Controls with COPD based on spirometry (GOLD stage I or above) constituted 50% of the community volunteers and were excluded from further analysis.
Controls with COPD based on spirometry (GOLD stage I or more) constituted 50% of the community volunteers and were excluded from further analysis.
Most of these referrals were made for diabetes related tests (N = 198 participants; 16.3 %), low forced expiratory volume in one second based on spirometry (predicted FEV1 less than 80%% based on the best spirometry attempt, N = 173; 14.3 %), and indications of poor bone health based on iDXA scan measurement of bone density and low vitamin D levels (N = 160; 13.2 %).
However, ERS/ATS guidelines for the diagnosis of asthma or COPD are based on spirometry and do not require the use of such tests.
Dichotomous variable (COPD/no COPD prior airway obstruction (or COPD) was defined based on spirometry measurements collected during visit 2. Participants with a ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) less than 0.7 were determined to have airway obstruction consistent with COPD.
Diagnosis of COPD was based on spirometry.
The inclusion criterion, a diagnosis of COPD, was based on spirometry tests.
Based on spirometry results, patients were categorized as "No AO" and "AO".
A cross-sectional analysis of COPD and non-obstructive lung function based on spirometry in 2005 was performed.
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a motivational intervention based on spirometry information to promote smoking cessation [ 18].
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