ArticleInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2019
Opportunistic screening for COPD in primary care: a pooled analysis of 6,710 symptomatic smokers and ex-smokers.
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- Spirometry in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Norwegian general practice.BMC family practice · 2020Article
- Undiagnosed and Misdiagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Data from the BOLD Australia Study.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseArticle
- Early Detection of COPD: An Opportunistic Case Finding Study in Smokers and Ex-Smokers Visiting a Medical Centre.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseArticle
- Is it Reasonable to Start Bronchodilator Treatment Before Confirming the Diagnosis of COPD?Open respiratory archivesArticle
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Abstract
Objective: To investigate the prevalence and predictors of COPD in a large cohort of symptomatic smokers and ex-smokers in a primary care setting. Methods: General practitioners (n=390) consecutively recruited individuals ≥35 years, with current or previous tobacco exposure, at least one respiratory symptom, and no previous diagnosis of obstructive airways disease; and obtained data on tobacco exposure, body mass index (BMI), and dyspnea (Medical Research Council dyspnea scale). All individuals with airflow obstruction, ie, FEV Results: Of the 6,710 at-risk individuals screened with spirometry (52% male sex, mean age 58 years [SD 10.9]), 1,185 were diagnosed with COPD (17.7%). Apart from age and pack-years, multivariate logistics regression analysis, adjusted for FEV Conclusion: The prevalence of COPD is high among smokers and ex-smokers with one or more respiratory symptoms seen in primary care, and the presence of wheeze, phlegm and dyspnea, together with both low BMI and obesity identify a subgroup with an even higher likelihood of COPD.
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