Research Article
Office-Based Case Finding for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Older Adults in Primary Care
Table 2
Characteristics of patients with a 20-pack-year history of smoking (
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| Characteristics | Total
| Previous diagnosis of COPD
| No previous diagnosis of COPD
| value |
| Age, years, mean ± SD | 80.5 ± 4.7 | 81.5 ± 5.0 | 80.0 ± 4.4 | 0.108 | Gender, female, (%) | 37 (34.9) | 14 (38.9) | 23 (32.4) | 0.505 | Medical history prior to screening, (%) | | | | | Heart failure | 13 (12.1) | 8 (22.2) | 5 (7.0) | 0.031 | CAD (MI, Angina, CABG) | 39 (36.4) | 12 (33.3) | 27 (38.0) | 0.676 | Hypertension | 57 (53.3) | 13 (36.1) | 44 (62.0) | 0.011 | Diabetes | 30 (28.0) | 7 (19.4) | 23 (32.4) | 0.159 | Hyperlipidemia | 35 (33.6) | 11 (30.6) | 25 (35.2) | 0.630 | Atrial fibrillation | 15 (14.0) | 5 (13.9) | 10 (14.1) | 0.978 | MCI/dementia | 10 (9.3) | 2 (5.6) | 8 (11.3) | 0.490 | Osteoporosis | 30 (28.3) | 12 (33.3) | 18 (25.4) | 0.385 | Spirometry in previous year | 9 (8.4) | 6 (16.7) | 3 (4.2) | 0.032 |
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COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CAD: coronary artery disease; MI: myocardial infarction; CABG: coronary artery bypass graft; MCI: mild cognitive impairment. Statistically significant () differences between those previously diagnosed with COPD and those not previously diagnosed with COPD.
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