Following use of race-neutral vs. -specific lung function equations, spirometry findings and patterns differed, especially among Black children/adolescents, according to results published in JAMA ...

Use of race-neutral/race-free equations to find FEV1 revealed that some Black smokers had more severe COPD than previously found with race-specific equations, according to results published in ...

JAMA Network Open Source Reference: Moffett AT, et al "Global, race-neutral reference equations and pulmonary function test interpretation" JAMA Netw Open 2023; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023. ...

HealthDay News — Using a race-neutral equation identifies more than twice as many Black children with asthma or asthma symptoms as having reduced lung function than race-specific equations ...

Across all three, switching from the race-specific equation to the race-neutral equation significantly decreased percent predicted FEV1 and FVC in Black children (by 11.9-13.5 percentage points ...

Global, Race-Neutral Reference Equations and Pulmonary Function Test Interpretation. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6 (6):e2316174. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.16174 ...

Upon implementing race-neutral equations, there was a decrease in z scores among Black children for forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1; mean difference −0.814, 95% CI −0.823 to −0. ...

Last July, a team of physicians and researchers successfully proposed modifications to the American Medical Association (AMA) ...

Additionally, when the race-neutral equation was used, 38-44% of Black children in the CCAAPS and MPAACH cohorts who were not initially eligible for further diagnostic testing became eligible.

Key TakeawaysAbout 2.5 to 4 times more Black children with asthma symptoms are diagnosed with reduced lung function when doctors use updated formulas, or equations, that exclude race, researchers ...

R emoving a patient’s race from an equation used to assess lung function — a change called for by health equity advocates — would mean that the lung disease of nearly half a million Black ...