ACO |
asthma–COPD overlap |
ACT |
asthma control test |
ATS |
American Thoracic Society |
BA |
bronchial asthma |
CAT |
COPD assessment test |
COPD |
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
CRP |
C-reactive protein |
DLCO
|
diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide |
d–ROMs |
derivatives–reactive oxygen metabolites |
ERS |
European Respiratory Society |
FeNO |
fractional exhaled nitric oxide |
FEV1
|
forced expiratory volume in 1 s |
FVC |
forced vital capacity |
GINA |
Global Initiative for Asthma |
GOLD |
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease |
HRCT |
high-resolution computed tomography |
ICS |
inhaled corticosteroids |
IgE |
immunoglobulin E |
IL |
interleukin |
JRS |
Japanese Respiratory Society |
LAA |
low attenuation area |
LAMA |
long-acting muscarinic antagonists |
LABA |
long-acting beta2-agonists |
OCS |
oral corticosteroids |
ROC |
receiver operating characteristic |
ROS |
reactive oxygen species |
SAA |
serum amyloid A |
SGRQ |
St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire |
TNF-α |
tumor necrosis factor alpha |
WBC |
white blood cell |