Imperial College London
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Professor Peter GJ Burney MA MD FRCP FFPHM FMedSci

Faculty of Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute

Emeritus Professor of Respiratory Epidemiology
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 7941p.burney

 
 
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07Emmanuel Kaye BuildingRoyal Brompton Campus

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@article{Broström:2018:10.1016/j.rmed.2018.08.007,
author = {Broström, E and Jõgi, R and Gislason, T and Benediktsdottir, B and Burney, PGJ and Janson, C},
doi = {10.1016/j.rmed.2018.08.007},
journal = {Respiratory Medicine},
pages = {8--13},
title = {The prevalence of chronic airflow obstruction in three cities in the Nordic-Baltic region},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2018.08.007},
volume = {143},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Background: Chronic airflow obstruction (CAO) is the primary characteristic of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) but is also seen in chronic asthma. Objective: To compare the prevalence of CAO and possible risk factors between Tartu in Estonia, Reykjavik in Iceland and Uppsala in Sweden. Methods: All participants underwent spirometry testing of forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) before and after bronchodilation. CAO was defined as post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC below lower limit of normal. Information on respiratory diseases and smoking status, was obtained through questionnaires administered by trained interviewers. Results: 1037 men and 956 women participated in the study. The prevalence of CAO was lower in women in Tartu compared to the other centres (4.9% vs. 13.4 and 8.7% in Reykjavik and Uppsala, respectively, p = 0.002) while no difference was found for men. A similar picture was seen for the proportion of participants that had smoked 10 pack years or more which was much lower in Tartu for women than in Reykjavik and Uppsala, respectively (13.2% vs. 33.7 and 29.2%, p < 0.001). (Fig. 1). Of the participants with CAO the majority (57–67%) did not have a previous diagnosis of asthma or COPD. Conclusion: The prevalence of CAO was lower in Estonian women than in women from Iceland and Sweden. The reason for this was probably that the Estonian women had smoked less than the female participants from Iceland and Sweden. The majority of those with CAO do not have a diagnosed lung disease.
AU  - Broström,E
AU  - Jõgi,R
AU  - Gislason,T
AU  - Benediktsdottir,B
AU  - Burney,PGJ
AU  - Janson,C
DO  - 10.1016/j.rmed.2018.08.007
EP  - 13
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 0954-6111
SP  - 8
TI  - The prevalence of chronic airflow obstruction in three cities in the Nordic-Baltic region
T2  - Respiratory Medicine
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2018.08.007
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/62269
VL  - 143
ER  -
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