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Medically reviewed by Elaine K. Further discussion is beyond the scope of the present article, but we hope to soon report on this issue in more detail. As we have seen, COPD is associated with increased mortality and, thus, with reduced life expectancy. Those with stage 1 or 2 COPD lose at most a few years of life expectancy at age 65 compared with persons with no lung disease, in addition to any years lost due to smoking.
But current smokers with stage 3 or 4 COPD lose about six years of life expectancy, in addition to the almost four years lost due to smoking. National Center for Biotechnology Information , U.
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This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract Rationale Previous studies have demonstrated that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD causes increased mortality in the general population. Objectives To quantify mortality, examine how it varies with age, sex, and other risk factors, and determine how life expectancy is affected.
Methods We constructed mortality models using the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, adjusting for age, sex, race, and major medical conditions. Conclusions Persons with COPD have an increased risk of mortality compared to those who do not, with consequent reduction in life expectancy. Keywords: survival, mortality, longevity, COPD. Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD is a progressive lung disease where airways in the lungs are damaged.
Measurements Examiners used either a dry rolling seal spirometer in the mobile examination center or a portable spirometer in the home examination to conduct pulmonary function testing. Open in a separate window. Figure 1. Seventy scale for COPD. Statistical analysis Analyses were performed using the statistical package SAS 9. Results The mean duration of follow-up of the 6, persons studied was 7. Table 1 Demographics and description of key variables. Figure 2. Figure 5. Table 2 Excess deaths rates from Figures 2 — 5 , relative to persons with no lung disease.
Table 3 Relative risks from multivariable Cox proportional hazards regressions models. It is computed by setting the values of the covariates variables in the respective models equal to zero. Table 4 Mortality rates for otherwise healthy year-old Caucasian males based on the models of Table 3.
Table 5 Excess death rates for otherwise healthy year-old Caucasian males, computed as Table 4 less the mortality rates for males aged 65 in the general population 0. Table 6 Mortality rates for otherwise healthy year-old Caucasian females based on the models of Table 3.
Table 7 Excess death rates for otherwise healthy year-old Caucasian females, computed as Table 6 less the mortality rates for females aged 65 in the general population 0. Figure 6. Figure 7. Figure 3. Figure 4. Footnotes Disclosure The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work. References 1. Gender and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in high-risk smokers. Respir Res. Ten-year cumulative incidence of COPD and risk factors for incident disease in a symptomatic cohort.
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This was seen throughout the years — In the five years up to , incidence rates went down from to per , This could be due to changes in record-keeping, or could reflect a genuine fall in the number of people developing the condition.
The data contrast with the rise in prevalence over the same period. Since incidence has been stable, with just under , new diagnoses recorded in For the period —13, proportionately more people were diagnosed for the first time with COPD in Scotland and the northern regions of England than in other parts of the UK.
In , about 10 per cent more males than females were living with a COPD diagnosis. Throughout the years —12, proportions of the population with diagnosed COPD were always higher among males than females.
In , males and females for every , were newly diagnosed with COPD. Those figures are down from for males and for females in Figures show that people living with a COPD diagnosis are mostly over the age of The proportion of people living with COPD increases markedly with advancing age. In the period —12, the people who were first diagnosed with COPD were mostly over the age of 40, with the chances of developing the condition increasing as people got older.
In , 29, people died from COPD 5. Of these, 15, were males and 14, were females. The total number of deaths was up from 28, in
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