Bronchodilator reversibility testing in an adult general population; the importance of smoking and anthropometrical variables on the response to a β2-agonist

S Lehmann, PS Bakke, GE Eide, S Humerfelt… - Pulmonary …, 2006 - Elsevier
… are published neglecting factors that may influence the test result other than disease. … a
salbutamol reversibility test response is depending on anthropometrical variables and smoking. …

… use of criteria for reversibility and obstruction to define patient groups for bronchodilator trials: influence of clinical diagnosis, spirometric, and anthropometric variables

O Eliasson, AC Degraff Jr - American Review of Respiratory …, 1985 - atsjournals.org
… the anthropometric variables. Other factors of importance may include serum IgE levels and
blood eosinophils (41) or sputum eosinophils (42). The mathematics of how to calculate and …

[HTML][HTML] Factors determining performance of bronchodilator reversibility tests in middle-aged and elderly

S Lehmann, SE Vollset, HA Nygaard, A Gulsvik - Respiratory medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
… The bronchodilator reversibility test result (ie the difference in FEV 1 before and after …
depends on anthropometric variables, smoking history, respiratory symptoms, and bronchial …

Assessing the reversibility of airway obstruction

R Pellegrino, JR Rodarte, V Brusasco - Chest, 1998 - Elsevier
… terms of anthropometric data or pulmonary function tests (conducted in a separate test session
… of a variable over the control value were above the relative 95% CLs. Correlations were …

[PDF][PDF] The effects of a short-term detraining on anthropometric, hormonal and functional factors in male wrestlers

N Gharahdaghi, YM Alvar, M Ashrostaghi… - J Res Appl …, 2014 - jrasjournal.com
… of training reversibility or detraining, … anthropometric, body composition, and functional
variables. For data analysis, the paired samples TTest was used for each period, for all variables

Anthropometric Measures and Frailty Prediction in the Elderly: An Easy‐to‐Use Tool

VE Closs, PK Ziegelmann, JHF Flores… - Current gerontology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropometry is a useful tool for assessing some risk factors for frailty. Thus, the aim of this
study was to verify the discriminatory performance of anthropometricanthropometric variable

Characterization of anthropometric changes that occur during neoadjuvant therapy for potentially resectable pancreatic cancer

AB Cooper, R Slack, D Fogelman, HM Holmes… - Annals of surgical …, 2015 - Springer
… To meet these goals, we performed an anthropometric analysis of patients with potentially
… n = 81 with available information for included variables. Changes in the variables included …

Improved criterion for assessing lung function reversibility

H Ward, BG Cooper, MR Miller - Chest, 2015 - Elsevier
… The best survival advantage from having reversibility as a dichotomous variable was seen
… Because these subjects were those routinely referred for reversibility testing as part of their …

[HTML][HTML] Anthropometric indicators associated with dyspnea and Spirometric parameters in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

ME Ardestani, G Sajadi, N Jazayeri - Tanaffos, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… This study aimed to focus directly on the anthropometric indicators regardless of factors …
analysis as dependent variables. Anthropometric indicators were analyzed as independent …

Anthropometric variables and metabolism in polycystic ovarian disease

M Rebuffé-Scrive, G Cullberg… - Hormone and …, 1989 - thieme-connect.com
Anthropometric, endocrine and metabolic variables, were examined in women with polycystic
ovarian syndrome (PCO), and in normal control women. Obese women with PCO had …