Open AccessClinical Indicators for Asthma-COPD Overlap: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Junjie Peng,
Min Wang,
Yanqiu Wu,
Yongchun Shen,
Lei Chen
Publication year - 2022
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.s374079
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , dlco , asthma , exhaled nitric oxide , meta analysis , sputum , gastroenterology , confidence interval , strictly standardized mean difference , diffusing capacity , spirometry , lung , pathology , lung function , tuberculosis
Some clinical indicators have been reported to be useful in differentiating asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) overlap (ACO) from pure asthma/COPD, but the results were inconsistent. This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic value of these indicators for ACO.