Classification of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease according to the Latin American Thoracic Association (ALAT) staging systems and the global initiative for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (GOLD)

Several classification systems use different criteria when assessing COPD stages. The objective of this study was to compare the prevalence and distribution of COPD stagesusing Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) recommendationsand Latin American Thoracic Association (ALAT)...

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Published in:Archivos de bronconeumología (English ed.) 2017-03, Vol.53 (3), p.98-106
Main Authors: Montes de Oca, Maria, López Varela, María Victorina, Laucho-Contreras, María Eugenia, Casas, Alejandro, Schiavi, Eduardo, Rey, Alejandra, Silva, Alejandra
Format: Article
Language:eng ; spa
Subjects:
Adult
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - classification
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - diagnosis
Severity of Illness Index
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Summary:Several classification systems use different criteria when assessing COPD stages. The objective of this study was to compare the prevalence and distribution of COPD stagesusing Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) recommendationsand Latin American Thoracic Association (ALAT) guidelinesin a primary-care population. Subjects attending routine primary care visits, ≥40 years of age, current or former smokers or exposed to biomass, completed a questionnaire and performed spirometry. COPD was defined as post-bronchodilator FEV /FVC
ISSN:1579-2129
DOI:10.1016/j.arbres.2016.08.015