ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2026
Mortality among people with airflow limitation according to the fixed ratio criterion but not the lower limit of normal criterion.
Jiangyu Cui, Fan Wu, Juncheng Liang, Jie Ou, Zhishan Deng, Suyin Huang, Qi Wan, Xiaohui Wu, Kunning Zhou
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Jiangyu Cui *State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease & National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease & National Center for Respiratory Medicine & Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Fan Wu *State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease & National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease & National Center for Respiratory Medicine & Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0720-4674 Juncheng Liang *State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease & National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease & National Center for Respiratory Medicine & Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jie OuState Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease & National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease & National Center for Respiratory Medicine & Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhishan DengState Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease & National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease & National Center for Respiratory Medicine & Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3836-7583 Suyin HuangState Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease & National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease & National Center for Respiratory Medicine & Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7777-3415 Qi WanState Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease & National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease & National Center for Respiratory Medicine & Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1277-0910 Xiaohui WuState Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease & National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease & National Center for Respiratory Medicine & Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9856-6912 Kunning ZhouState Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease & National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease & National Center for Respiratory Medicine & Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2805-9317 Funding
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Background: Approximately 3-23% of people have airflow limitation according to the fixed ratio (FR) criterion (0.70), but not the lower limit of normal (LLN) criterion (FR Methods: Participants were enrolled from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (1988-1994 and 2007-2012 cycles). Participants aged 20-79 years; with reliable spirometry data; not pregnant; without missing on demographic data; and with follow-up data were included in the analysis. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify differences in chronic respiratory symptoms and comorbidities between the groups. The multivariable Cox proportional hazards model was used to analyze between-group differences in all-cause mortality. Results: The final sample consisted of 24,691 participants, including 21,421 (87%) in the FR Conclusions: Participants with FR
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all-cause mortalityChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)fixed ratio (FR)the lower limit of normal (LLN)
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