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SUBMITTER: Perez-Padilla R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3731337 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Perez-Padilla Rogelio R Wehrmeister Fernando C FC Celli Bartolome R BR Lopez-Varela Maria Victorina MV Montes de Oca Maria M Muiño Adriana A Talamo Carlos C Jardim Jose R JR Valdivia Gonzalo G Lisboa Carmen C Menezes Ana Maria B AM
PloS one 20130801 8
<h4>Question</h4>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 obstruction.<h4>Methods</h4>The PLATINO population-based survey in individuals aged 40 years and over designed to estimate the prevalence of post-Bronchodilator airway obstruction repeated for the same ...[more]