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ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2014

Prevalence of chronic sputum and associated factors in Korean adults.

Bo-Ram Lee, Yu-Il Kim, Sunmin Kim, Ho-Sung Lee, Seong-Hoon Yoon, Jin-Yeong Yu, Hee-Jung Ban, Yong-Soo Kwon, In-Jae Oh, Kyu-Sik Kim and 2 more

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Article in Journal of Korean medical science, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bo-Ram LeeDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2532-2562
Yu-Il KimDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5754-4813
Sunmin KimDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8560-4369
Ho-Sung LeeDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0556-453X
Seong-Hoon YoonDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2075-4702
Jin-Yeong YuDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5511-5599
Hee-Jung BanDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3002-6407
Yong-Soo KwonDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5121-4488
In-Jae OhDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4837-1321
Kyu-Sik KimDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-4982-6941
Young-Chul KimDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7019-7687
Sung-Chul LimDivision of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8349-7697
Chonnam National University Hospital · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic sputum is a troublesome symptom in many respiratory diseases. The prevalence of chronic sputum varies from 1.2% to 13% according to the country. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of chronic sputum and to find its associated factors in a general Korean population. We analyzed the data of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010 and 2011. A total number of 6,783 subjects aged 40 yr or more were enrolled in this study with 3,002 men and 3,781 women. As a result, the prevalence of chronic sputum was 6.3% (n=430). Significant risk factors for chronic sputum by multivariate analysis were: age (≥ 70 yr) (odds ratio [OR], 1.954; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.308-2.917), current smoking (OR, 4.496; 95% CI, 3.001-6.734), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (OR, 1.483; 95% CI, 1.090-2.018), and tuberculosis (OR, 1.959; 95% CI, 1.307-2.938). In conclusion, the prevalence of chronic sputum in Korea was in the intermediate range compared with other countries. Smoking is a preventable risk factor identified in this study, and major respiratory diseases, such as COPD and tuberculosis, should be considered in subjects with chronic sputum.

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SputumAdultAgedChronic DiseaseDemographyFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsLungMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPrevalencePulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRepublic of KoreaRisk FactorsAssociated FactorChronic SputumPrevalence

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