Table 2.

Prevalence of comorbid diagnoses and symptoms among a national sample of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

	Percent of COPD Patients Reporting Condition
	Women	Men	P-value
	N=581	N=422
Physician diagnosis
Hypertension	53	57	0.15
Hypercholesterolemia	54	49	0.14
Depression	44	27	<0.001
Cataracts	31	32	0.65
Osteoporosis	39	12	<0.001
Sleep Apnea	25	28	0.28
Diabetes	25	26	0.78
Angina	20	24	0.23
Heart attack	14	27	<0.001
Stroke	16	11	0.01
Glaucoma	7	7	0.86
Congestive heart failure	7	3	0.01
Cancer	6	4	0.47
Symptoms
Joint pain	77	66	<0.001
Heartburn or acid reflux	68	60	0.02
Sinus problems more than 1–2 times/year	65	51	<0.001
Erectile dysfunction	--	37	--