Current American Thoracic Society (ATS) standards promote the use of race and ethnicity-
specific reference equations for pulmonary function test (PFT) interpretation. There is rising …

The practice of using race or ethnicity in medicine to explain differences between individuals
is being called into question because it may contribute to biased medical care and research …

Importance Race and ethnicity are routinely used to inform pulmonary function test (PFT)
interpretation. However, there is no biological justification for such use, and it may reinforce …

Rationale: The use of self-reported race and ethnicity to interpret lung function
measurements has historically assumed that the observed differences in lung function …

Rationale: African American individuals have worse outcomes in chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). Objectives: To assess whether race-specific approaches for …

Spirometry is the most common lung function test and represents the cornerstone diagnostic
and management tool for individuals with chronic respiratory diseases. Variability and …

Methods The NHANES III (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III) was
conducted from 1988 to 1994 (4) and mortality assessed through December 31, 2015 (5) …

Background The American Thoracic Society recommends race-specific spirometric
reference values from the National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES) III for clinical …

The 2005 guidelines of the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society
recommend the use of race-and/or ethnic-specific reference standards for spirometry. Yet …

Background Appropriate interpretation of pulmonary function tests (PFTs) involves the
classification of observed values as within/outside the normal range based on a reference …