ArticleInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2017
A comprehensive analysis of association of medical history with airflow limitation: a cross-sectional study.
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- Association between history of pulmonary tuberculosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of lung cancer in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Bidirectional Association Between Tuberculosis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- History of Respiratory Events Prior to a First COPD Diagnosis and Future Exacerbations: A Longitudinal Observational Cohort Database Study in Japan.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2023Observational
- Pulmonary tuberculosis as a risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of translational medicine · 2021Article
- Comparative effect of dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 inhibitors on laboratory parameters in patients with diabetes mellitus.BMC pharmacology & toxicology · 2020Article
- Associated Factors and Comorbidities of Airflow Limitation in Subjects Undergoing Comprehensive Health Examination in Japan - Survey of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients Epidemiology in Japan (SCOPE- J).International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundMultiple comorbidity is common and increases the complexity of the presentation of patients with COPD. This study was a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between a medical history of 22 disease categories and the presence of airflow limitation (AL) without any history of asthma or bronchiectasis, compatible with COPD.
methodsA total of 11,898 Japanese patients aged ≥40 years, who underwent spirometry tests, comprising patients with AL (n=2,309) or without AL (n=9,589), were evaluated. Generalized estimating equations were used to assess the relationship between the presence of AL and each disease. The model was adjusted for age, sex, body mass index (BMI) and pack-years of smoking.
resultsIn multivariate analysis, female sex (odds ratio [OR]: 0.59; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.52-0.67), age (OR for 10-year age increase: 1.99; CI: 1.90-2.09), BMI (OR for 1 kg/m
conclusionThis study suggests that a history of heart disease leading to abnormal cardiac function may be associated with AL and that the presence of certain types of heart disease provides a rationale to assess lung status and look for respiratory impairment, including COPD.
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