Prevalence of Airflow Obstruction in U.S. Adults Aged 40–79 Years: NHANES Data 1988–1994 and 2007–2010

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• Alternative Title:
  COPD
• Personal Author:
  Doney, Brent ; Hnizdo, Eva ; Dillon, Charles F. ; Paulose-Ram, Ryne ; Tilert, Timothy ; Wolz, Michael ; Beeckman-Wagner, Lu-Ann
• Description:
  Background ; The study evaluated the change in the prevalence of airflow obstruction in the U.S. population 40–79 years of age from years 1988–1994 to 2007–2010. ; Methods ; Spirometry data from two representative samples of the U.S. population, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) conducted in 1988–1994 and 2007–2010, were used. The American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society (ATS/ERS) criteria were used to define airflow obstruction. ; Results ; Based on ATS/ERS criteria, the overall age-adjusted prevalence of airflow obstruction among adults aged 40–79 years decreased from 16.6% to 14.5% (p < 0.05). Significant decreases were observed for the older age category 60–69 years (20.2% vs. 15.4%; p < 0.01), for males (19.0% vs. 15.4%; p < 0.01), and for Mexican American adults (12.7% vs. 8.4%; p < 0.001). The prevalence of moderate and more severe airflow obstruction decreased also (6.4% vs. 4.4%; p < 0.01). Based on ATS/ERS criteria, during 2007–2010, an estimated 18.3 million U.S. adults 40–79 years had airflow obstruction, 5.6 million had moderate or severe airflow obstruction and 1.4 million had severe airflow obstruction. ; Conclusions ; The overall age-adjusted prevalence of airflow obstruction among U.S. adults aged 40–79 years decreased from 1988–1994 to 2007–2010, especially among older adults, Mexican Americans, and males.
• Subjects:
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nutrition Surveys
  • Prevalence
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
  More +
• Keywords:
  • airflow obstruction
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • NHANES
  • spirometry
• Source:
  COPD. 12(4):355-365
• Pubmed ID:
  25244575
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5567729
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/47724/cdc_47724_DS1.pdf
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  CDC Public Access
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