Determinants of blood eosinophil levels in the general population and patients with COPD: a population-based, epidemiological study

Autor: Marc Miravitlles, Juan José Soler-Cataluña, Joan B. Soriano, Francisco García-Río, Pilar de Lucas, Inmaculada Alfageme, Ciro Casanova, José Miguel Rodríguez González-Moro, M. Guadalupe Sánchez-Herrero, Julio Ancochea, Borja G. Cosío
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Respiratory Research, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1465-993X
DOI: 10.1186/s12931-022-01965-3
Popis: Abstract Background Blood eosinophils are considered a biomarker for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Population-based studies are needed to better understand the determinants of the blood eosinophil count (BEC) in individuals with and without COPD. Methods EPISCAN II is a multicentre, cross-sectional, population-based epidemiological study aimed at investigating the prevalence and determinants of COPD in Spain. Study subjects were randomly selected from the general population, and COPD was defined by a post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC
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