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 …

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 …

Respiratory symptoms are ubiquitous in children and, even though they may be the
harbinger of poor long-term outcomes, are often trivialised. Adverse exposures pre …

Importance Air quality has improved and smoking rates have declined over the past half-
century in the US. It is unknown whether such secular improvements, and other policies …

Abstract Background Because Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) is reduced in Black relative to
White Americans of the same age, sex, and height, standard lung function prediction …

Children are more vulnerable to environmental exposures determinant of respiratory
diseases due to their dynamic developmental physiology. Whereas social determinants of …

Background Lung function is an important predictor of health and a marker of physical
functioning at older ages. This study aimed to quantify the years of lung function lost …

Background Socioeconomic deprivation may predispose individuals to respiratory tract
infections. We estimated RSV-associated hospitalizations by socioeconomic deprivation in …

Background Forced vital capacity (FVC) reflects respiratory health, but the long-term trend
and heterogeneity in FVC of Chinese students were understudied. Methods Data were from …

Background Swimming has been considered the most appropriate activity for children with
asthma for its lower asthmogenicity compared to land-based activities. However, the benefits …