Reliability of FEV1/FEV6 to diagnose airflow obstruction compared with FEV1/FVC: the PLATINO longitudinal study.

Reliability of FEV1/FEV6 to diagnose airflow obstruction compared with FEV1/FVC: the PLATINO longitudinal study.

QUESTION: A 6-second spirometry test is easier than full exhalations. We compared the reliability of the ratio of the Forced expiratory volume in 1 second/Forced expiratory volume in 6 seconds (FEV1/FEV6) to the ratio of the FEV1/Forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) for the detection of airway obstructi...

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Main Authors: Rogelio Perez-Padilla, Fernando C Wehrmeister, Bartolome R Celli, Maria Victorina Lopez-Varela, Maria Montes de Oca, Adriana Muiño, Carlos Talamo, Jose R Jardim, Gonzalo Valdivia, Carmen Lisboa, Ana Maria B Menezes, PLATINO Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3731337?pdf=render

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