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. 2011 Apr 15;8(2):121–135. doi: 10.3109/15412555.2011.558864

Table 2.

International COPD Genetics Consortium study populations—Phenotypes

Spirometry
Chest CT
Other Phenotypes
Study Age Range Gender (% Male) Minimum Pack-Years Pre-BD Post-BD Obtained? Visual Assessment Quantitative Assessment Exac** Co-Mor** Lung Function Decline
ANOLD 40-91 94 10 Yes Yes No - - Yes Yes No
COPACETIC 50-80 98 20 Yes Some Yes No Yes Yes No Yes
COPDGene 45-80 52 10 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
COSYCONET >40 n/a 0 Yes Yes Some Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ECLIPSE 40-75 66 10 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
EU COPD/East Midlands Consortium Mean 66 70 10 Yes Yes No - - No Yes Some
EvA 45-75 65 5 Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No
GenKOLS 40-81 66 2.5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Some
Hokkaido 41-87 94 12 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ICE COLD Mean 66 57 0 No Yes No - - Yes Yes Yes
KOLD 45-82 92 10 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Leuven 43-90 75 15 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Lung Health Study 35-60 63 10 Yes Yes No - - Yes Some Yes
New Zealand 40-85 60 15 Yes No No - - No Yes No
NETT Mean 67 73 0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
PAC COPD Mean 68; Range 44-86 93 0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SPIROMICS TBD TBD TBD Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Transcontinental: Korea 40-80 97 10 Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Transcontinental: Poland 40-80 69 10 Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Wake Forest 42-88 96 20 Yes No No - - No Yes Yes
ARIC 45-64 45 0 Yes No No - - Yes Yes Yes
Cardiovascular Health Study 65-95 43 0 Yes No No No Yes Yes
Cleveland Family Study 23-88 48 0 Yes No No - - No Yes No
Copenhagen City Heart n/a n/a 0 Yes n/a No - - Yes Yes n/a
Copenhagen General Population n/a n/a 0 Yes n/a No - - Yes Yes ?
CARDIA 27-44 45 0 Yes No No - - No Yes Yes
EMCAP >60 50 10 Yes Some Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Framingham 19-92 46 0 Yes Some In Subset Pending Pending No Yes Yes
Jackson Heart Study 21-93 38 0 Yes No No - - No Yes No
Lifelines 21-88 41 0 Yes No No - - No Yes No
Lovelace Smokers Cohort 40-75 22 15 Yes Yes No - - Yes Yes Yes
MESA Lung 45-84 49 0 Yes sPe Yes Pending Yes Yes Yes Pending
MESA Lung SHARe 45-84 50 0 No No Yes (cardiac) No Yes No Yes No
Normative Aging Study 21->80 100 0 Yes No No - - No Yes Yes
Rotterdam Study >45 45 0 Yes No No - - No Yes Pending (RS1)
SpiroMeta 8-93* 42* 0 Yes In a subset No - - No No No
Vlagtwedde/Vlaardingen 35-79 51 0 Yes No No - - No Some Yes
Boston Early-Onset COPD >10 42 0 Yes Yes No - - Yes Yes No
International COPD Genetics Network 45-65 46 5 Yes Yes In Subset Yes Yes Yes Yes No
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For a subset of individuals (n = 20, 288) with information on age and gender currently available.

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Abbreviations: “Exac“ = Data available regarding COPD exacerbations; “CoMor“ = Data available regarding co-morbid diseases.