GOLD ABE group

GOLD ABE uses mMRC and exacerbations in the past year. Group E is two or more exacerbations. Smoking and the flu shot sit beside the group. In the first example the result is GOLD A.

The calculator is not a spirometry grade and does not choose an inhaler. GOLD ABE uses mMRC and exacerbations in the past year. Group E is two or more exacerbations. Smoking and the flu shot sit beside the group.

Input data

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Results

Enter data and click Calculate.

How it works

The calculator uses the numbers you enter. GOLD ABE uses mMRC and exacerbations in the past year. Group E is two or more exacerbations. Smoking and the flu shot sit beside the group. In the first example the result is GOLD A.

The five form fields are mMRC dyspnea scale, Exacerbations in past year, Current smoking, Influenza vaccine this season, and Inhaler adherence. GOLD ABE means: This is the main result on this page. In the first example it is GOLD A. MMRC dyspnea scale means: The first form field. It enters the formula or sits beside the result. GOLD ABE uses mMRC and exacerbations in the past year. Group E is two or more exacerbations. Smoking and the flu shot sit beside the group. Exacerbations in past year means: The second form field. The calculator is not a spirometry grade and does not choose an inhaler.

The second example gives GOLD B. The third example gives GOLD E. GOLD ABE uses mMRC and exacerbations in the past year. Group E is two or more exacerbations. Smoking and the flu shot sit beside the group. In the first example the result is GOLD A.

The calculator is not a spirometry grade and does not choose an inhaler.

Enter 1, 1, 0, 1, 80, then click Calculate. A comma in 12.5 is read the same way as a period. Fields on a 0-10 scale are notes and are not the primary result unless this page formula says so.

Formula

GOLD ABE uses mMRC and exacerbations in the past year. Group E is two or more exacerbations. Smoking and the flu shot sit beside the group.

What these numbers mean

In the first example the result is GOLD A. GOLD ABE uses mMRC and exacerbations in the past year. Group E is two or more exacerbations. Smoking and the flu shot sit beside the group.

GOLD ABE
This is the main result on this page. In the first example it is GOLD A.
mMRC dyspnea scale
The first form field. It enters the formula or sits beside the result. GOLD ABE uses mMRC and exacerbations in the past year. Group E is two or more exacerbations. Smoking and the flu shot sit beside the group.
Exacerbations in past year
The second form field. The calculator is not a spirometry grade and does not choose an inhaler.

How to use

  1. Enter mMRC dyspnea scale 1.
  2. Add Exacerbations in past year 1, Current smoking 0, Influenza vaccine this season 1, Inhaler adherence 80.
  3. Click Calculate. The result is GOLD A.
  4. The second example gives GOLD B. The third example gives GOLD E.
  5. The calculator is not a spirometry grade and does not choose an inhaler.

Examples

Example 1

  • mMRC dyspnea scale 1
  • Exacerbations in past year 1
  • Current smoking 0
  • Influenza vaccine this season 1
  • Inhaler adherence 80

GOLD A

GOLD ABE uses mMRC and exacerbations in the past year. Group E is two or more exacerbations. Smoking and the flu shot sit beside the group. In the first example the result is GOLD A.

Example 2

  • mMRC dyspnea scale 2
  • Exacerbations in past year 0
  • Current smoking 0
  • Influenza vaccine this season 1
  • Inhaler adherence 95

GOLD B

GOLD ABE uses mMRC and exacerbations in the past year. Group E is two or more exacerbations. Smoking and the flu shot sit beside the group. In the second example the result is GOLD B.

Example 3

  • mMRC dyspnea scale 3
  • Exacerbations in past year 3
  • Current smoking 1
  • Influenza vaccine this season 0
  • Inhaler adherence 50

GOLD E

GOLD ABE uses mMRC and exacerbations in the past year. Group E is two or more exacerbations. Smoking and the flu shot sit beside the group. In the third example the result is GOLD E.

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Common questions

What does GOLD A mean?

In the first example the result is GOLD A. GOLD ABE uses mMRC and exacerbations in the past year. Group E is two or more exacerbations. Smoking and the flu shot sit beside the group.

What is the second example?

With the second set of fields the result is GOLD B.

What is the third example?

With the third set of fields the result is GOLD E.

How is the result calculated?

GOLD ABE uses mMRC and exacerbations in the past year. Group E is two or more exacerbations. Smoking and the flu shot sit beside the group.

What does the calculator not do?

The calculator is not a spirometry grade and does not choose an inhaler.

What do GOLD ABE, mMRC dyspnea scale (0-4), and Exacerbations in past year mean?

This is the main result on this page. In the first example it is GOLD A. The first form field. It enters the formula or sits beside the result. GOLD ABE uses mMRC and exacerbations in the past year. Group E is two or more exacerbations. Smoking and the flu shot sit beside the group. The second form field. The calculator is not a spirometry grade and does not choose an inhaler.

Does a comma in 12.5 work?

Yes. 12.5 and 12,5 are read the same way.

How is the GOLD ABE group assigned?

From mMRC and exacerbations in the past year. Group E is two or more exacerbations. Smoking and the flu shot sit beside the group.

Is this a spirometry grade?

No. The calculator does not read FEV1 and does not choose an inhaler.

When is the group E?

When exacerbations in the year are at least two. Hospitalization is not a separate field; the exacerbation count is used.

Is mMRC 0 and 0 exacerbations group A?

Yes, with those fields the group is A. Smoking does not move the letter.

What does the flu shot do?

It sits beside the GOLD group. It does not change the letter A, B, or E.

Sources

GOLD ABE uses mMRC and exacerbations in the past year. Group E is two or more exacerbations. Smoking and the flu shot sit beside the group. The calculator is not a spirometry grade and does not choose an inhaler.

Page updated in 2026.