Definition of COPD GOLD Stage I

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• Personal Author:
  Attfield, Michael ; Hnizdo, Eva ; Petsonk, Edward L.
• Description:
  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important disease from a public health perspective, with a number of preventable occupational, environmental and personal risk factors. The Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) was implemented to raise awareness of COPD and to improve the prevention and treatment of this lung disease.1 A concern has been raised regarding use of the criterion "forced expiratory volume in 1 s/forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) <0.70" in the definition of GOLD stage I which may lead to overdiagnosis of COPD, particularly in older individuals. To address this controversy, Mannino and colleagues assessed COPD-related hospitalisations and mortality among 5201 individuals aged 65 years and older who had participated in the Cardiovascular Health Study. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Cardiovascular System Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Health Public Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety

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• Keywords:
  Age-groups Breathing Cardiovascular-function Cardiovascular-system Lung-disorders Lung-function Public-health Pulmonary-disorders Pulmonary-function Pulmonary-system Pulmonary-system-disorders Risk-analysis Risk-factors Surveillance Thorax

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• ISSN:
  0040-6376
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20033029
• Citation:
  Thorax 2007 Dec; 62(12):1107-1108
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr Edward L Petsonk, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA
• Email:
  elp2@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  All Sectors
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Thorax
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188761/cdc_188761_DS1.pdf
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