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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies assessing the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Latin America and the Caribbean (n = 19)

From: Prevalence and incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study id

Country

Setting

Smoking status

Sample size

Age (years) mean ± SD

Male sex (%)

COPD prevalence (%)

Quality score (Max. 9)

Romero-Lopez – [34]

Mexico

Hospital

Non-smokers, ex-smokers or smokers

66

NR

97.0

7.6

5

Bastidas – [35]

Colombia

Hospital

Non-smokers, ex-smokers or smokers

1599

65.3 ± 12.0

43.9

21.3

6

Conyette – [36]

Trinidad and Tobago

General population

Non-smokers, ex-smokers or smokers

1104

NR

40.1

9.5

9

Ramirez-Venegas – [30]

Mexico

General population

Non-smokers, ex-smokers or smokers

969

49.8 ± 11.1

0.0

2.5

7

Echazarreta – [31]

Argentina

General population

Non-smokers, ex-smokers or smokers

3469

58.8 ± 11.6

42.1

14.5

8

Siddharthan – [32]

Argentina

General population

Non-smokers, ex-smokers or smokers

2335

58.2 ± 8.0

60.5

10.7

7

Chile

1038

59.2 ± 8.5

54.7

5.2

Uruguay

851

59.6 ± 8.5

61.7

9.3

Vieira – [33]

Brazil

General population

Smokers

183

54.5 ± 9.2

42.6

19.7

6

Karloh – [37]

Brazil

General population

Non-smokers, ex-smokers or smokers

1057

58.0

40.1

8.7

9

Sobrino – [26]

Argentina

General population

Non-smokers, ex-smokers or smokers

2352

NR

NR

9.9

9

Chile

1063

6.4

Uruguay

939

11.0

López—[25]

Argentina

Primary care

Ex-smokers or smokers

446

NR

NR

29.6

6

Colombia

326

26.4

Venezuela

665

11.0

Uruguay

103

17.5

Jaganath – [22]

Peru

General population

Non-smokers, ex-smokers or smokers

2957

55.3 ± 12.4

49.3

6.0

9

Rabahi—[23]

Brazil

Primary care

Ex-smokers or smokers

316

NR

NR

16.1

3

Sansores—[24]

Mexico

General population

Ex-smokers or smokers

2961

51.4 ± 10.7

49.5

11.1

6

Moreira – [20]

Brazil

Hospital

Non-smokers exposed to wood stove smoke

160

64.6 ± 10.1

0.0

26.9

3

Orduz – [21]

Colombia

General population

Non-smokers

578

NR

NR

6.7

5

Queiroz – [27]

Brazil

Primary care

Ex-smokers or smokers

200

65.0 ± 10.4

NR

31.5

6

Laniado-Laborin – [28]

Mexico

General population

Ex-smokers or smokers

2293

57.6 ± 12.2

39.8

20.6

8

Chatkin – [38]

Brazil

Hospital

Smokers

294

55.3 ± 10.9

44.2

59.2

5

Lopez-[29]

Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela

General population

Non-smokers, ex-smokers or smokers

5314

56.3 ± 0.2

39.6

14.3

8

  1. NR Not reported, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease