Table 3 Comparison: the prevalence of comorbidities in subjects with COPD from previous studies
Source | n | Study location | Age range | Method of comorbidity ascertainment | Arthritis | HTN | Diabetes | Depression | Cancer | Osteoporosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | |||||
van Manen et al.[20] | 1145 | Netherlands | 40+ | Self-report via written survey | 36 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 6 | -- |
Mapel et al.[5] | 200 | New Mexico | 30+ | Chart abstraction | 22 | 45 | 12 | 17 (w/other psych) | 18 | -- |
Soriano et al. [21] | 2699 | United Kingdom | All ages | Read codes from GPRD* | 28 | -- | -- | 10 (w/other psych) | 4 | -- |
Sidney et al. [22] | 45966 | US, Kaiser Permanente Members | 40+ | ICD9 discharge codes | -- | 18 | 2 | -- | -- | -- |
Walsh and Thomashow [23] | 3000 | US | All ages | Phone and internet surveys | 70 | 52 | 16 | 35 | 4 | 32 |
Current Study | 995† | US | 45+ | NHANES | 54 | 60 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 17 |