作者
Joan B Soriano, Inmaculada Alfageme, Marc Miravitlles, Pilar de Lucas, Juan Jose Soler-Cataluna, Francisco García-Río, Ciro Casanova, Jose Miguel Rodriguez Gonzalez-Moro, Borja G Cosío, Guadalupe Sanchez, Julio Ancochea
发表日期
2021/1/1
期刊
Archivos de bronconeumologia
卷号
57
期号
1
页码范围
61-69
出版商
Elsevier Doyma
简介
Background
Two previous national epidemiological studies, IBERPOC in 1997 and EPISCAN in 2007, determined the COPD burden in Spain. Changes in demographics and exposure to risk factors demand the periodic update of COPD prevalence and its determinants.
Methods
EPISCAN II aimed to estimate the prevalence of COPD in the general population aged 40 years or older in all 17 regions of Spain. A random population screening sample, requiring 600 participants per region performed a questionnaire plus post-bronchodilator (post-BD) spirometry.
Results
A total of 12,825 subjects were initially contacted, and 9433 (73.6%) agreed to participate, of whom 9092 performed a valid spirometry. Baseline characteristics were: 52.6% women, mean ± SD age 60 ± 11 years, 19.8% current- and 34.2% former-smokers. The prevalence of COPD measured by post-BD fixed ratio FEV1/FVC < 0.7 was 11.8% (95% C.I. 11 …
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