Gender-specific differences in COPD symptoms and their impact for the diagnosis of cardiac comorbidities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), gender-specific differences in the prevalence of symptoms and comorbidity are known.

Research question

We studied whether the relationship between these characteristics depended on gender and carried diagnostic information regarding cardiac comorbidities.

Study design and methods

The analysis was based on 2046 patients (GOLD grades 1-4, 795 women; 38.8%) from the COSYCONET COPD cohort. Assessments comprised the determination of clinical history, comorbidities, lung function, COPD Assessment Test (CAT) and modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scale (mMRC). Using multivariate regression analyses, gender-specific differences in the relationship between symptoms, single CAT items, comorbidities and functiona

SUBMITTER: Trudzinski FC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9898364 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature