Study: Discriminative Accuracy of FEV1:FVC Thresholds for COPD-Related Hospitalization and Mortality

Discriminative Accuracy of FEV₁:FVC Thresholds for COPD-Related Hospitalization and Mortality – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Accuracy of Airflow Obstruction Thresholds for Predicting COPD-Related Hospitalization and Mortality: Can Simple Diagnostic Thresholds Be Used for a Complex Disease? (free)

Commentary: Study funded by NIH supports optimal threshold for diagnosing COPD – NIH News Releases (free)

“These results support the use of FEV₁:FVC less than 0.70 to identify individuals at risk of clinically significant COPD.”