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Table 1 General Characteristics and Risk Factors of the Study Population in the Southern Cone of Latin America

From: Estimating prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Southern Cone of Latin America: how different spirometric criteria may affect disease burden and health policies

 

No. of study participants

<high school, %

Body-mass index (mean, kg/m2)

Cigarette smoking, %

Pack-year in current smokers, %

Second-hand smoking,a %

Biomass exposure,a %

Self-reported asthma, %

Self-reported tuberculosis, %

Current smoker

Former smoker

10-19 pack-year

≥20 pack-year

Overall

4354

58.8 (57.1, 60.6)

28.9 (28.7, 29.0)

27.3 (25.7, 28.9)

28.7 (27.1, 30.3)

25.4 (22.0, 28.7)

47.4 (43.6, 51.2)

18.7 (17.4, 20.0)

35.0 (33.3, 36.7)

6.0 (5.2, 6.8)

1.6 (1.2, 2.1)

Sex

           

 Men

1790

58.7 (56.1, 61.4)

28.5 (28.3, 28.7)

30.9 (28.4, 33.4)

36.5 (34.0, 39.1)

23.2 (18.4, 27.9)

56.8 (51.3, 62.3)

19.9 (17.8, 21.9)

30.5 (28.0, 33.0)

4.3 (3.3, 5.3)

1.5 (0.8, 2.1)

 Women

2564

58.9 (56.5, 61.2)

29.2 (29.0, 29.4)

24.3 (22.2, 26.3)

22.2 (20.3, 24.1)

27.8 (23.1, 32.5)

37.0 (32.3, 41.7)

17.7 (16.0, 19.4)

38.7 (36.4, 41.0)

7.4 (6.1, 8.6)

1.8 (1.2, 2.4)

Location

           

 Marcos Paz, Argentina

1245

80.5 (78.2, 82.8)

30.0 (29.7, 30.2)

28.6 (25.9, 31.2)

26.0 (23.5, 28.6)

20.6 (15.6, 25.6)

71.9 (66.3, 77.4)

30.2 (27.5, 32.9)

4.7 (3.4, 5.9)

5.2 (4.0, 6.5)

1.4 (0.7, 2.0)

 Bariloche, Argentina

1107

65.9 (63.0, 68.8)

28.4 (28.1, 28.6)

28.0 (25.2, 30.9)

31.5 (28.7, 34.4)

24.6 (19.3, 30.0)

51.3 (44.9, 57.6)

19.1 (16.6, 21.5)

57.8 (54.7, 60.8)

4.6 (3.4, 5.9)

1.3 (0.7, 2.0)

 Temuco, Chile

1063

42.1 (39.1, 45.2)

29.0 (28.8, 29.3)

26.1 (23.3, 29.0)

26.4 (23.7, 29.1)

30.6 (23.3, 37.9)

24.6 (18.0, 31.3)

12.0 (9.9, 14.1)

37.4 (34.4, 40.4)

6.2 (4.7, 7.7)

1.9 (1.1, 2.7)

 Barros Blancos, Uruguay

939

76.3 (73.5, 79.1)

28.7 (28.4, 29.0)

28.1 (25.0, 31.1)

31.6 (28.6, 34.7)

20.4 (14.7, 26.1)

65.6 (58.9, 72.2)

27.7 (24.7, 30.7)

11.2 (9.1, 13.2)

8.0 (6.3, 9.8)

1.6 (0.8, 2.5)

Age groups, years

           

 45-54

1610

51.9 (49.1, 54.7)

28.5 (28.2, 28.8)

36.2 (33.5, 39.0)

24.1 (21.7, 26.5)

26.9 (22.3, 31.4)

43.5 (38.5, 48.5)

23.5 (21.2, 25.7)

30.9 (28.2, 33.5)

5.7 (4.4, 6.9)

1.2 (0.6, 1.7)

 55-64

1594

61.6 (58.8, 64.4)

28.8 (28.5, 29.0)

23.1 (20.8, 25.5)

33.7 (31.1, 36.4)

21.2 (15.9, 26.6)

52.8 (46.4, 59.1)

16.4 (14.5, 18.4)

37.7 (35.0, 40.5)

6.2 (4.8, 7.6)

2.2 (1.3, 3.0)

 65-74

1150

71.2 (68.2, 74.2)

29.4 (29.2, 29.7)

12.1 (10.0, 14.2)

31.6 (28.6, 34.6)

28.4 (18.5, 38.2)

58.8 (48.2, 69.3)

10.7 (8.9, 12.5)

40.5 (37.2, 43.7)

6.4 (4.9, 8.0)

1.9 (0.9, 2.9)

  1. Data are percentages (95% CI)
  2. aSecond-hand smoking was defined as exposed to second-hand smoking ≥5 days/week at home or work; biomass exposure was defined as the use of wood or coal for cooking ≥200 times/year