Fixed Ratio versus Lower Limit of Normality for Diagnosing COPD in Primary Care: Long-Term Follow-Up of EGARPOC Study.

Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis · 2020 · PMC7308128 · PMID 32606649

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.4not close (p > 0.1)

The proportion of rapid decliners was greater in discordant patients, although this value did not reach statistical significance (38.0% concordant vs 45.2% discordant; p = 0.4).

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