Newly detected cases of COPD
COPD
COPD
Among the 3162 patients included, 827 (26%) patients had a risk factor, early symptom, or clinical presentation suggesting COPD, and were prescribed spirometry (Spirometry examinations prescribed and performed, time interval to spirometry, and new cases of COPD diagnosed
In the 24 patients diagnosed with new cases of COPD, eight (33%) were female and the median age was 63 years (IQR 57–69 years) (Characteristics of patients with newly detected cases of COPD
Overall, 19 of the 24 (79%) new cases of COPD detected were of GOLD 1 severity, four (17%) GOLD 2 severity, and one (4%) with GOLD 4 severity (