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The aim of this study was to investigate whether subglottic stenosis could be identified and distinguished from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using spirometry or the dyspnea index (DI).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The study population included 43 patients with asthma, 31 patients with COPD and 50 patients with subglottic stenosis planned to undergo endoscopic intervention. All patients completed the DI and underwent dynamic spirometry registering both inspiratory and expiratory volumes and flows, including the expiratory disproportion index (EDI), the ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1\u00a0s to peak expiratory flow. One-way analysis of variance assessed the discrepancy of the variables among the study groups, and receiver operating curve (ROC) analysis determined the measurement with the best discriminatory power providing a cutoff value, maximizing both sensitivity and specificity.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The only statistically significant variables differing between all three groups were the EDI and the DI. 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