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SynthesisInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2018

Prediction models for the development of COPD: a systematic review.

Melanie C Matheson, Gayan Bowatte, Jennifer L Perret, Adrian J Lowe, Chamara V Senaratna, Graham L Hall, Nick de Klerk, Louise A Keogh, Christine F McDonald, Nilakshi T Waidyatillake and 5 more

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Melanie C Matheson *Allergy and Lung Health Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Gayan Bowatte *Allergy and Lung Health Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Jennifer L PerretAllergy and Lung Health Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Adrian J LoweAllergy and Lung Health Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Chamara V SenaratnaAllergy and Lung Health Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Graham L HallTelethon Kids Institute, Perth, WA, Australia.
Nick de KlerkTelethon Kids Institute, Perth, WA, Australia.
Louise A KeoghCentre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Christine F McDonaldDepartment of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Nilakshi T WaidyatillakeAllergy and Lung Health Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Peter D SlyChild Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Deborah JarvisMRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Michael J AbramsonSchool of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Caroline J Lodge *Allergy and Lung Health Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Shyamali C Dharmage *Allergy and Lung Health Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early identification of people at risk of developing COPD is crucial for implementing preventive strategies. We aimed to systematically review and assess the performance of all published models that predicted development of COPD. A search was conducted to identify studies that developed a prediction model for COPD development. The Checklist for Critical Appraisal and Data Extraction for Systematic Reviews of Prediction Modelling Studies was followed when extracting data and appraising the selected studies. Of the 4,481 records identified, 30 articles were selected for full-text review, and only four of these were eligible to be included in the review. The only consistent predictor across all four models was a measure of smoking. Sex and age were used in most models; however, other factors varied widely. Two of the models had good ability to discriminate between people who were correctly or incorrectly classified as at risk of developing COPD. Overall none of the models were particularly useful in accurately predicting future risk of COPD, nor were they good at ruling out future risk of COPD. Further studies are needed to develop new prediction models and robustly validate them in external cohorts.

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ChecklistAge FactorsBayes TheoremFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMalePulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsCOPDearly detectionpredictors and risk prediction models

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PMID29942125
PMCPMC6005295

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