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Development of a spirometry T-score in the general population

Spirometry values may be expressed as T-scores in standard deviation units relative to a reference in a young, normal population as an analogy to the T-score for bone mineral density. This study was performed to develop the spirometry T-score. T-scores were calculated from lambda-mu-sigma-derived Z-...

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Published in:International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2016-01, Vol.11 (1), p.369-379
Main Authors: Lee, Sei Won, Kim, Hyun Kuk, Baek, Seunghee, Jung, Ji-Ye, Kim, Young Sam, Lee, Jae Seung, Lee, Sang-Do, Mannino, David M, Oh, Yeon-Mok
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Summary:Spirometry values may be expressed as T-scores in standard deviation units relative to a reference in a young, normal population as an analogy to the T-score for bone mineral density. This study was performed to develop the spirometry T-score. T-scores were calculated from lambda-mu-sigma-derived Z-scores using a young, normal age reference. Three outcomes of all-cause death, respiratory death, and COPD death were evaluated in 9,101 US subjects followed for 10 years; an outcome of COPD-related health care utilization (COPD utilization) was evaluated in 1,894 Korean subjects followed for 4 years. The probability of all-cause death appeared to remain nearly zero until -1 of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) T-score but increased steeply where FEV1 T-score reached below -2.5. Survival curves for all-cause death, respiratory death, COPD death, and COPD utilization differed significantly among the groups when stratified by FEV1 T-score (P
ISSN:1178-2005
1176-9106
1178-2005
DOI:10.2147/COPD.S96117