1. Characteristics of outpatients with COPD in daily practice: The E4 Spanish project
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Ana Pueyo-Bastida, Arturo Fueyo-Rodríguez, and José L. Viejo-Bañuelos
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Male ,Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ,macromolecular substances ,Disease ,Primary care ,Severity of Illness Index ,Pulmonary function testing ,Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive ,Airflow limitation ,Cigarette smoking ,Internal medicine ,Daily practice ,Forced Expiratory Volume ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Administration, Inhalation ,medicine ,Ambulatory Care ,Humans ,Sex Distribution ,Aged ,COPD ,business.industry ,COPD management ,Respiratory disease ,Smoking ,Middle Aged ,Patient Acceptance of Health Care ,medicine.disease ,Bronchodilator Agents ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Spain ,Health Care Surveys ,Ambulatory ,Physical therapy ,Smoking status ,Drug Therapy, Combination ,Female ,Smoking Cessation ,Steroids ,business ,Family Practice - Abstract
SummaryThe objective of this 1-week cross-sectional survey was to assess the clinical features of outpatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A one-page questionnaire was used to collect demographic data, smoking status, and COPD-related variables. Ten or 20 consecutive patients were selected from Primary care or specialised setting during a week. Pulmonary function (FEV1) was measured using an electronic device (Piko-1). The study sample comprised 11,973 COPD patients (83% men) with a mean (sd) age of 67 (10.7) years. Thirty-five percent of patients were current smokers and smoked a mean of 17.4 (9.9) cigarettes daily. COPD severity according to GOLD stages was mild in 20% of patients, moderate in 38%, severe in 30%, and very severe in 12%. A higher percentage of men showed severe (33%) or very severe (14%) disease compared to women (16% and 6%, respectively) (P
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- 2006
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