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 …

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 …

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

Background Calls have been made to discontinue the routine use of race and ethnicity in
medicine. Specific to respiratory medicine, the use of race-and ethnicity-specific reference …

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

Objectives To develop and validate a prediction model for fat mass in children aged 4-15
years using routinely available risk factors of height, weight, and demographic information …

Background A growing body of evidence suggests that use of race terms in spirometry
reference equations underestimates disease burden in Black populations, which may lead …

Rationale: Despite the high burden of respiratory disease, no spirometry reference values
for African children are available. Objectives: Investigate whether the Global Lung Initiative …

Extract In 2023, the American Thoracic Society (ATS) published a research statement that
called for the discontinuation of race-or ethnicity-based interpretation of pulmonary function …

Atopic dermatitis (AD), food allergy, allergic rhinitis, and asthma are common atopic
disorders of complex etiology. The frequently observed atopic march from early AD to …