The study highlights that previously reported normal values for spirometry in the elderly may be inaccurate due to inadequate statistical selection of subjects in prior studies.
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Spirometry interpretation in elderly patients warrants caution with legacy norms; leaves open the derivation of contemporary, population-specific reference values.
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