The challenges of recruiting never-smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from the large population-based Swedish CArdiopulmonary bioImage study (SCAPIS) cohort

Autor: Pernilla Sönnerfors, Petra Kristina Jacobson, Anders Andersson, Annelie Behndig, Leif Bjermer, Anders Blomberg, Heléne Blomqvist, Jonas Erjefält, Maria Friberg, Kristina Lamberg Lundström, Anna Lundborg, Andrei Malinovschi, Hans Lennart Persson, Ellen Tufvesson, Åsa Wheelock, Christer Janson, Carl Magnus Sköld
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: European Clinical Respiratory Journal, Vol 11, Iss 1 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 20018525
2001-8525
DOI: 10.1080/20018525.2024.2372903
Popis: Background A substantial proportion of individuals with COPD have never smoked, and it is implied to be more common than previously anticipated but poorly studied.Aim To describe the process of recruitment of never-smokers with COPD from a population-based cohort (n = 30 154).Methods We recruited never-smokers with COPD, aged 50–75 years, from six University Hospitals, based on: 1) post broncho-dilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second/forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) < 0.70 and 2) FEV1 50–100% of predicted value and 3) being never-smokers (self-reported). In total 862 SCAPIS participants were identified, of which 652 were reachable and agreed to a first screening by telephone. Altogether 128 (20%) were excluded due to previous smoking or declined participation. We also applied a lower limit of normal (LLN) of FEV1/FVC (z-score 100% of predicted (26%) or z-score ≥ −1,64 (24%). Finally, 154 never-smokers with COPD were included: 56 (36%) women, (mean) age 60 years, FEV1 84% of predicted, FEV1/FVC: 0.6, z-score: −2.2, Oxygen saturation: 97% and BMI: 26.8 kg/m2.Conclusions The challenges of a recruitment process of never-smokers with COPD were shown, including the importance of correct spirometry testing and strict inclusion criteria. Our findings highlight the importance of repeated spirometry assessments for improved accuracy in diagnosing COPD.
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