Prognostic implications of differences in forced vital capacity in black and white US adults: Findings from NHANES III with long-term mortality follow-up

Prognostic implications of differences in forced vital capacity in black and white US adults: Findings from NHANES III with long-term mortality follow-up

Background: Because Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) is reduced in Black relative to White Americans of the same age, sex, and height, standard lung function prediction equations assign a lower ''normal'' range for Black patients. The prognostic implications of this race correction ar...

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Main Authors: Adam W Gaffney, Danny McCormick, Steffie Woolhandler, David C. Christiani, David U. Himmelstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:EClinicalMedicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537021003539

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