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Association between lung function and dyspnoea and its variation in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study

BACKGROUND: Dyspnoea is a common symptom of respiratory disease. However, data on its prevalence in general populations and its association with lung function are limited and are mainly from high-income countries. The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of dyspnoea across several world regions, and to investigate the association of dyspnoea with lung function. METHODS: Dyspnoea was assessed, and lung function measured in 25,806 adult participants of the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease study. Dyspnoea was defined as

  • Müller, A.
  • Wouters, E. F.
  • Koul, P.
  • Welte, T.
  • Harrabi, I.
  • Rashid, A.
  • Loh, L. C.
  • Al Ghobain, M.
  • Elsony, A.
  • Ahmed, R.
  • Potts, J.
  • Mortimer, K.
  • Rodrigues, F.
  • Paraguas, S. N.
  • Juvekar, S.
  • Agarwal, D.
  • Obaseki, D.
  • Gislason, T.
  • Seemungal, T.
  • Nafees, A. A.
  • Jenkins, C.
  • Dias, H. B.
  • Franssen, F. M. E.
  • Studnicka, M.
  • Janson, C.
  • Cherkaski, H. H.
  • El Biaze, M.
  • Mahesh, P. A.
  • Cardoso, J.
  • Burney, P.
  • Hartl, S.
  • Janssen, D. J. A.
  • Amaral, A. F. S.

Keywords

  • Humans
  • *Dyspnea/epidemiology/physiopathology
  • Male
  • Female
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence
  • *Spirometry/methods
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • *Pulmonary Disease, Chronic
  • Obstructive/epidemiology/physiopathology/complications
  • Lung/physiopathology
  • Forced Expiratory Volume/physiology
  • Respiratory Function Tests/methods
  • Vital Capacity/physiology
  • Global Health
  • Breathlessness
  • Dyspnoea
  • Lung function
  • Spirometry
Publication details
DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2024.03.005
Journal: Pulmonology
Pages: 2416815 
Number: 1
Work Type: Original
Location: BREATH
Disease Area: COPD
Partner / Member: MHH
Access-Number: 38614859

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