Journal article
Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adult male cigarettes smokers: a community-based study in Jordan
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Vol.9, pp.753-758
01/01/2014
DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S62898
PMCID: PMC4113569
PMID: 25092972
Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The prevalence of COPD among cigarette smokers in the Middle East is not well studied. A prospective descriptive study was performed in the north of Jordan. Male cigarette smokers (>= 10 pack-year) aged 35 years and older were recruited from the community. They completed a questionnaire and a postbronchodilator spirometry. Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) criteria (postbronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second <70%) was used to define COPD. A total of 512 subjects completed the study protocol. According to the GOLD criteria, 42 subjects (8.2%) had COPD. Of those, 27 subjects (64.3%) had symptomatic COPD. Using the GOLD criteria, eight subjects (19%) with COPD had mild disease, 24 (57.1%) had moderate disease, eight (19%) had severe disease, and two (4.8%) had very severe disease. Only 10.6% were aware of COPD as a smoking-related respiratory illness, and 6.4% had received counseling about risk for COPD by a physician. Chronic bronchitis (cough for 3 months in 2 consecutive years) was reported by 15% of the subjects, wheezes by 44.1%, and dyspnea by 65.2%. Subjects with COPD reported having more chronic bronchitis 18/42 (42.9%) and wheezing 28/42 (66.7%) than subjects without COPD. The prevalence of COPD increased with increased number of pack-years smoked. In conclusion, COPD prevalence among cigarette-smoking men in Jordan is lower than in the developed world. COPD was largely underdiagnosed, despite the majority of participants being symptomatic and having moderate to severe disease.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adult male cigarettes smokers: a community-based study in Jordan
- Creators
- Mousa Al Omari - Jordan University of Science and TechnologyBasheer Y. Khassawneh - Jordan University of Science and TechnologyYousef Khader - Jordan University of Science and TechnologyAli Shakir Dauod - Jordan University of Science and TechnologyGeorge Bergus - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Vol.9, pp.753-758
- DOI
- 10.2147/COPD.S62898
- PMID
- 25092972
- PMCID
- PMC4113569
- NLM abbreviation
- Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis
- ISSN
- 1178-2005
- eISSN
- 1178-2005
- Publisher
- Dove Medical Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 6
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2014
- Academic Unit
- Physician Assistant Studies; Psychiatry; Family and Community Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984280838102771
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