Reference equations for spirometry in healthy Asian children aged 5 to 18 years in Taiwan
Chang, S.-M., Tsai, H.-J., Tzeng, J.-Y., Yeh, K.-W., Chen, L.-C., Lai, S.-H., … Yao, T.-C. (2019, October 28). World Allergy Organization Journal, Vol. 12.
author keywords: Asian; Children; Prediction equations; Pulmonary function; Reference values; Spirometry
topics (OpenAlex): Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research; Asthma and respiratory diseases; Delphi Technique in Research
TL;DR:
Evidence is provided that the GLI-2012 reference equations are not properly matched to spirometric data in a contemporary Taiwanese child population, indicating the urgent need for an update of GLI reference values by inclusion of more data of non-Caucasian decent.
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