Sex Difference in Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. Does it Matter? A Concise Review.
COPD
; 13(6): 799-806, 2016 12.
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ABSTRACT
Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) primarily affects men; however, its epidemiology has been changing because more women have become smokers. Recently, investigators found that although women and men were exposed to the same amount of smoke fume, women tended to have more severe disease and higher mortality rate. They also complain of more dyspnoea and may experience more severe exacerbations than men. This led to the question of whether sex has an impact on COPD course and whether women have a higher susceptibility to smoke fumes than men. That may be explained by multiple complex factors highlighting the relationship between sex, epidemiology, method of diagnostics and the clinical course of the disease. In this review, sex differences in epidemiology, clinical presentation, exacerbation, co-morbidities and treatment are covered.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica
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Susceptibilidad a Enfermedades
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
COPD
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Turquía