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ArticleSaudi journal of medicine & medical sciences

Prevalence and Clinical Outcomes of Eosinophilic COPD in a Saudi Population: A Retrospective Study.

Fareed Alshehri, Muath Alghamdi, Fatinah A Aloqabi, Ahmed Ibrahim, Nisreen Tayeb, Mohammed Hassosah, Ahmed Abu-Zaid, Hanan Fan, Yusuf Vali

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  2. The Societal and Economic Burden of COPD in Saudi Arabia.Global journal on quality and safety in healthcare · 2026
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Fareed AlshehriDepartment of Medicine, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Muath AlghamdiDepartment of Medicine, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Fatinah A AloqabiDepartment of Medicine, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed IbrahimDepartment of Medicine, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Nisreen TayebDepartment of Medicine, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed HassosahDepartment of Medicine, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed Abu-ZaidDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Hanan FanDepartment of Medicine, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Yusuf ValiDepartment of Medicine, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This study assessed the prevalence of eosinophilic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among a selected Saudi population and examined its correlation with baseline characteristics, clinical outcomes, exacerbation risk, and current management. Materials and Methods: This retrospective single-center study was conducted over a 2-year period. The patients were divided into two groups based on the blood eosinophil count at the time of diagnosis: eosinophilic COPD (≥300 cells/μl) and non-eosinophilic COPD (<300 cells/μl) groups. Results: Overall, 156 patients were included, of which 76 (48.7%) and 80 (51.3%) patients belonged to the eosinophilic and non-eosinophilic COPD groups, respectively. There were no significant differences between both groups regarding age, gender, smoking status, coexisting morbidities, FEV1, FEV1/FVC, and COPD severity (for all, Conclusion: This study found that among Saudi patients with COPD, there was no clinically important relationship between baseline blood eosinophil count and the rate of exacerbation.

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseeosinophilexacerbationinhaled corticosteroidsSaudi Arabia

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PMCPMC11809759

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