Longitudinal change of prebronchodilator spirometric obstruction and health outcomes: results from the SAPALDIA cohort

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Authors

Nicole Probst‐Hensch · University of Zurich

Ivan Curjuric · Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

B. Pierre-Olivier · University Hospital of Geneva

Ursula Ackermann‐Liebrich · Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine

Robert Bettschart · Hirslanden Klinik Aarau

O Brändli · Zürcher RehaZentrum Davos

Martin Brutsche

Abstract

The observed non-persistence of obstruction suggests that prebronchodilation spirometry, as used in epidemiological studies, might misclassify COPD. Future epidemiological studies should consider both prebronchodilation and postbronchodilation measurements and take specific clinical factors related to asthma and COPD into consideration for estimation of disease burden and prediction of health outcomes.

Topics & Keywords

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Asthma and respiratory diseases Respiratory Support and Mechanisms

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Thorax

Volume 65, Issue 2, pp. 150-156

DOI: 10.1136/thx.2009.115063

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