Acute COPD exacerbations in women: EABPCO-CPHG study by the College of general hospital pneumologists

Emerging evidence suggests that gender differences exist in the prevalence, susceptibility, severity and response to the treatment of COPD. This article compares the characteristics of acute exacerbation in male and female patients hospitalized for acute chronic obstructive pulomnary disease (COPD)...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Revue de pneumologie clinique 2010-04, Vol.66 (2), p.107-119
Hauptverfasser:	Moncelly, L, Maurer, C, Roche, N, Zureik, M, Chavaillon, J-M, Quieffin, J, Calvaire, J-R, Louerat, C, Strecker, A, Mathieu, J-P, Salmon, O, Karimo, A, Bonnefoy, P, Tanguy, B, Talbi, S, Blanchon, F, Piquet, J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	fre
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Aged Cohort Studies Female Humans Male Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - complications Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - epidemiology Risk Factors Severity of Illness Index Sex Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	Emerging evidence suggests that gender differences exist in the prevalence, susceptibility, severity and response to the treatment of COPD. This article compares the characteristics of acute exacerbation in male and female patients hospitalized for acute chronic obstructive pulomnary disease (COPD) exacerbation. This observational study collected data from 1,824 patients admitted to the pneumology department in 68 general hospitals between October 2006 and June 2007. The 423 (23.2%) women were younger than the men (69.1 versus 70.6 years; p=0.016) and more frequently non-smokers (14.4% versus 4.2%; p
ISSN:	0761-8417
DOI:	10.1016/j.pneumo.2009.08.013