RESUMO
Poverty is strongly associated with mortality from COPD, but little is known of its relation to airflow obstruction.In a cross-sectional study of adults aged ≥40â
years from 12 sites (N=9255), participating in the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study, poverty was evaluated using a wealth score (0-10) based on household assets. Obstruction, measured as forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) (%) after administration of 200â
µg salbutamol, and prevalence of FEV1/FVCAssuntos
Volume Expiratório Forçado
, Pobreza
, Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica/epidemiologia
, Capacidade Vital
, Adulto
, Idoso
, Albuterol/administração & dosagem
, Broncodilatadores/uso terapêutico
, Estudos Transversais
, Feminino
, Humanos
, Cooperação Internacional
, Pulmão/fisiopatologia
, Masculino
, Pessoa de Meia-Idade
, Prevalência
, Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica/diagnóstico
, Testes de Função Respiratória
, Fatores de Risco
, Espirometria