... best results for FVC and FEV1 were taken and percent predicted values were calculated according Quanjer et al [18] Blood pressure, medication and other determinats Blood pressure was measured ... forced vital capacity *Medication: antihypertensive medication; $% predicted values according to Quanjer; #Obtained from the chi-square test when comparing frequencies and from the Kruskal Wallis ... forced vital capacity; *Medication: antihypertensive medication; $ % predicted values according to Quanjer: mean ± standard deviation; #Obtained from Kruskal Wallis Test antihypertensives [6], but...
... Hillman DR, Eastwood PR: Quantitative upper airway imaging with anatomical optical coherence tomography Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006, 173:226-233 Coxson HO, Lam S: Quantitative assessment of ... histological sections and the FCFM patterns of the selected frames from the same subject were scored semi-quantitatively by two separate observers, who were blinded for the study groups To define the scoring, ... distribution of the classification scores in asthmatics and controls To analyze the agreement between semi-quantitative classification scores of the elastic fibre pattern in histology and FCFM pattern, a...
... physician examiner reviewed the entire questionnaire at the time of examination Subjects were asked to quantify their cigarette smoking as packs per day, and ages of initiation and cessation of tobacco ... radiographs were obtained and interpreted by a certified B-reader Chest radiograph abnormalities were quantified according to the International Labor Organization (ILO) scoring system [19] Lung function ... analyses (COPD vs unaffected smokers) but included in additional analyses of continuous variables (quantitative traits: ppFEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC ratio and ppFEF25– 75) Page of (page number not for citation...
... M, Burton J, Matthews L, Mott R, Ross M, Cox R, Moffatt MF, Cookson WO: Positional cloning of a quantitative trait locus on chromosome 13q14 that influences immunoglobulin E levels and asthma...
... standardized measurement for evaluating physical function; results of a 6-minute walk test are useful to quantify physical limitation and monitor progression of disease in chronic obstructive or restrictive ... inequality with age in healthy individuals Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1997;156(2 Pt 1):648 – 53 Quanjer P Standardized lung function testing: report working party ‘‘Standardization of lung function...
... 13.5 29.4 20.6§ X-ray/HRCT Bates 1971 Bates 1971 15.0 10.9 20.6 HRCT ECSC/ERS Quanjer 1993 37.0 nr nr X-ray Quanjer 1983 Quanjer 1993 nr 33.1 24.1 21.3 X-ray ATS 1987 Crapo 1981 nr nr 40.7 #21.2 ... reference values were those proposed by Quanjer 1983/1993 [20,21] (n = studies), followed by those of the ATS [22] and Knudson 1983 [23] (both in studies each) Quantitative data synthesis Figures ... 9.1 nr nr #31.4 nr nr X-ray/HRCT ATS 1986 Quanjer 1993 Petrovic et al 2004 [18] CS 120 120 asbestos cement 20.0 fabric 9.8 nr nr 100 - - X-ray CECA 1972 Quanjer 1993 Piirilä et al 2005 [78] CS...
... each aliquot before solid-phase extraction and analysis by LC-MS or LCMS/MS The lower limit of quantification (LLoQ) was 0.156 ng/mL (from 500 μL), and reproducibility (RSD) was < 15% Acute COPD...
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... performed with the Stata 9.2 software package (StataCorp LP, College Station, TX, USA) Quantitative genetic analysis Quantitative genetic analysis aims to provide estimates of the importance of genes ... GOLD-criteria [14] Self reported cigarette smoking was assessed at the clinical examination and quantified as pack years Determination of twin zygosity Zygosity of the sex-liked pairs was determined ... chronic obstructive lung disease (GOLD), 2009 [http://www.goldcopd.com] Falconer DS: Introduction to quantitative genetics Harlow, England: Longman 1989 Neale MC, Cardon LR: Methodology for Genetic...
... cough by sound analysis Internal Medicine 1998, 37:732-735 Thorpe CW, Toop LJ, Dawson KP: Towards a Quantitative Description of Asthmatic Cough Sounds European Respiratory Journal 1992, 5:685-692...