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COPD Screening Study by the Fukushima Hospital Association-centered Study Group Eiyasu Tsuboi 1 , Tomohiko Aida 2 , Shinsaku Maeda 3 , Yasuyo Ohta 4 1Jizankai Medical Foundation Tsuboi Cancer Center Hospital 2The Foundation Aida Hospital 3The Foundation Jusendo Hospital 4Ohta General Hospital Foundation Keyword: 慢性閉塞性肺疾患 , 疫学調査 , 福島県 , chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) , epidemiological study , Fukushima prefecture pp.639-645
Published Date 2008/6/15
DOI https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.1404101061
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 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) is characterized by progressive and not fully reversible airflow limitation. Advanced COPD leads to respiratory insufficiency and poor prognosis. COPD ranked globally as the 6th leading cause of death in 1990 and according to a WHO report is expected to rank as the 3rd leading cause of death in 2020.

 Recently, a Nippon COPD epidemiological study has reported that the estimated number of COPD patients has reached around 5.3 million in Japan.

 The Fukushima Hospital Association-centered study group has conducted this study for the purpose of measuring the prevalence of air flow limitation in primary care patients in Fukushima prefecture. Prevalence of air flow limitation in patients aged≧40 years was 11.7% and the estimated COPD prevalence was 9.0%. In particular, the estimated COPD prevalence in the patient population aged≧70 years was 15.7%.

 Among patients suffering air flow limitation, only 12% of those were diagnosed as COPD. Considering this fact, we have come to recognize the need to provide COPD awareness in primary care physicians.


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