In one study, researchers found that stereotypes about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are so ingrained that women with the disease may not be diagnosed in time. Researchers asked 192 doctors to diagnose middle-aged men and women with chronic coughs and a history of smoking. Only 49 percent of women were diagnosed with COPD at initial screening, compared with 64.6 percent of men. The gender gap in diagnosis rates narrowed, but still did not disappear, when researchers provided medical tests pointing to COPD.
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Men are more likely to develop copd