Chest
Clinical InvestigationsCOPDPrevalence of COPD in Greece
Section snippets
Materials and Methods
This population-based study employed a multiregional, cross-sectional design. Subjects were recruited using a stratified random sampling method. Representative regions and survey participants were selected in order to reflect the urban/rural population distribution in Greece: Athens, 30.0%; other urban regions, 29.0%; semiurban regions, 12.8%; and rural regions, 28.3%. At least one study site was established for screening in each of the nine main country provinces with more than three
Results
Data Quality
This was the first population-based study of the epidemiology of COPD that has been carried out all over Greece, and it showed that the average prevalence of COPD in the country in people > 35 years old with a smoking history of > 100 cigarettes per lifetime is 8.4%. Two major limitations of surveys dealing with prevalence of COPD in the general population must be considered: the selection of the study population, and the proper definition. We used a population-based design in order to avoid
Appendix
This is a collaborative work of the COPD group of the Hellenic Thoracic Society: Chrysofakis G, Dimakou A, Dimitroulis J, Dimopoulou S, Drakos G, Flevari A, Gerogianni A, Gourgoulianis K, Kakavelas P, Kakoura M, Katsoudas E, Konstantopoulos S, Kosmas E, Koumpa E, Koumpaniou X, Kritikos D, Krokidis A, Markoulis N, Massaras H, Mauropanou D, Mpousmoukilia S, Palama E, Panagopoulos Z, Papalexatos D, Pataka-Argiropoulou P, Raptis X, Samiou M, Staurou E, Taktikou E, Tsarouxa A, Tsiokou I, Tzortzi A,
Cities, Towns, and Communities Surveyed
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The authors thank Nielsen Hellas for recruitment, and Protocare Sciences (Santa Monica, CA) for the help in the design of the study protocol and the statistical analysis, Mrs. Maria Karachaliou for organizing all the administrative issues, and Mrs. Vasiliki Tsagaraki for monitoring the study.
References (39)
- et al.
Prevalence of airways obstruction in a general population: European Respiratory Society vs American Thoracic Society definition
Chest
(2000) - et al.
Airway obstruction in relation to symptoms in chronic respiratory disease: a nationally representative population study
Respir Med
(2000) - et al.
Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in elderly Finns
Respir Med
(1994) - et al.
Prevalence of obstructive lung diseases and respiratory symptoms in southern Sweden
Respir Med
(1998) - et al.
Few smokers develop COPD: Why?
Respir Med
(2002) - et al.
Trends in the epidemiology of COPD in Canada, 1980 to 1995: COPD and Rehabilitation Committee of the Canadian Thoracic Society
Chest
(1999) - et al.
The prevalence of COPD: using smoking rates to estimate disease frequency in the general population
Chest
(2000) COPD: epidemiology, prevalence, morbidity and mortality, and disease heterogeneity
Chest
(2002)- et al.
Epidemiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,
Eur Respir J
(2001) - et al.
Global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease (GOLD) guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Curr Opin Pulm Med
(2002)
Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and World Health Organization Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD); executive summary
Respir Care
Obstructive lung disease and low lung function in adults in the United States: data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988–1994
Arch Intern Med
Chronic obstructive lung disease in Copenhagen: cross-sectional epidemiological aspects
J Intern Med
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the United Kingdom: trends in mortality, morbidity, and smoking
Curr Opin Pulm Med
Prevalence of obstructive lung disease in a general population: relation to occupational title and exposure to some airborne agents
Thorax
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Japan
Curr Opin Pulm Med
Chronic bronchitis in rural and industrial areas
Ann Agric Environ Med
Fruit and fish consumption: a possible explanation for population differences in COPD mortality (the Seven Countries Study)
Eur J Clin Nutr
The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Greeks over 55 years
Arch Hellenic Med
Cited by (122)
Nonsmoker COPD represents a clinically Distinct Phenotype: A Prospective Observational Study
2023, Journal of Association of Physicians of IndiaRisk Factors for Weaning Failure in COVID-19 Patients
2023, Journal of Critical Care MedicineGreek Guidelines for the Management of COPD, a Proposal of a Holistic Approach Based on the needs of the Greek Community
2022, Journal of Personalized Medicine
Financial support was provided by Boehringer Ingelheim Hellas.
- †
A complete list of study participants is given in Appendix 1.