Adjustment for race is discouraged in lung-function testing, but the implications of adopting race-neutral equations have not been comprehensively quantified.

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Also Consider

Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

1National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: sample design, 2007-2010.2013 · 236 citations
2Socioeconomic Status and Lung Function2007 · 204 citations
3The Effect of Air Pollution on Lung Development from 10 to 18 Years of Age2004 · 1,439 citations
4Erratum: Reconsidering the Utility of Race-Specific Lung Function Prediction Equations2022 · 3 citations
5Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease2002 · 5,861 citations