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. 2005 Dec 22;6(1):152. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-6-152

Table 2.

Prevalence of airway diseases, symptoms and lung function in 55 year old women

all With spirometry (N = 2593)
n/N % N/N %

Chronic bronchitis by physician diagnosis 442/4649 9.5 211/2537 8.4
Chronic cough with phlegm production 225/4701 4.8 116/2563 4.6
Frequent cough 1065/4731 22.5 561/2581 21.8

COPD FEV1/FVC<0.7 116/2581 4.5

n Mean SD

FEV1 [L] 2590 2.55 0.46
FVC [L] 2584 3.09 0.51
FEV1/FVC 2581 0.83 0.07