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Table 1 Definitions of COPD according to the ERS consensus statement, the NICE and the GOLD guidelines.

From: COPD diagnosis related to different guidelines and spirometry techniques

 

FEV1/(VC or FVC)

FEV1

Remarks

ERS

< 88% pred for men

Only for staging

 
 

< 89% pred for women

  

NICE

< 70% absolute value

< 80% predicted

 

GOLD

< 70% absolute value

Only for staging

Post-bronchodilator values