Open Access<p>FEF<sub>25-75%</sub> Values in Patients with Normal Lung Function Can Predict the Development of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease</p>
Author(s) -
Do Sun Kwon,
Young Jun Choi,
Tae Hee Kim,
Min Kwang Byun,
Jae Hwa Cho,
Hyung Jung Kim,
Hye Jung Park
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s261732
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , hazard ratio , vital capacity , pulmonary function testing , cardiology , proportional hazards model , lung , lung function , confidence interval , diffusing capacity
The forced mid-expiratory flow (FEF 25-75% ) value is a potentially sensitive marker of obstructive peripheral airflow. We aimed to assess whether FEF 25-75% can be an early predictor of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).