Skip to main content
NCBI home page
Thorax logoLink to Thorax
. 1972 Nov;27(6):764–768. doi: 10.1136/thx.27.6.764

Chronic respiratory disease in the elderly

A population study

F I Caird 1,1, A J Akhtar 1
PMCID: PMC469977  PMID: 4647637

Abstract

A study has been made of chronic respiratory disease among 83 men and 217 women aged 65 and over, randomly chosen from those living in their own homes. Twenty-six per cent of the men and 13% of the women had chronic bronchitis. The prevalence of chronic bronchitis was related to current cigarette smoking in both sexes, and to socio-economic status in men. Chronic bronchitis was a contributory cause of disabling dyspnoea and recurrent chest illness in half of the subjects with these symptoms.

Significant radiological evidence of tuberculosis was found in 9% of men and in 4% of women, asthma in 2% of women, industrial lung disease in 4% of men, and bronchogenic carcinoma in three subjects.

Full text

PDF
764

Selected References

These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.

  1. ANDERSON D. O., FERRIS B. G., Jr, ZICKMANTEL R. THE CHILLIWACK RESPIRATORY SURVEY, 1963. IV. THE EFFECT OF TOBACCO SMOKING ON THE PREVALENCE OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE. Can Med Assoc J. 1965 May 15;92:1066–1076. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  2. Crofton E. C. Recent trends in mortality from lung cancer and bronchitis in urban and rural areas in Scotland. Br J Prev Soc Med. 1970 May;24(2):110–115. doi: 10.1136/jech.24.2.110. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  3. FERRIS B. G., Jr, ANDERSON D. O. The prevalence of chronic respiratory disease in a New Hampshire town. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1962 Aug;86:165–177. doi: 10.1164/arrd.1962.86.2.165. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  4. Fletcher C. M. Some recent advances in the prevention and treatment of chronic bronchitis and related disorders with special reference to the effects of cigarette smoking. Proc R Soc Med. 1965 Nov;58(11 Pt 1):918–928. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  5. Flint F. J., Khan M. O. Clinical Use of Peak Flow Meter. Br Med J. 1962 Nov 10;2(5314):1231–1233. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5314.1231. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  6. HOLLAND W. W., REID D. D. THE URBAN FACTOR IN CHRONIC BRONCHITIS. Lancet. 1965 Feb 27;1(7383):445–448. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(65)91584-9. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  7. Huhti E. Chronic respiratory disease among old people in a Finnish rural area. Ann Med Intern Fenn. 1966;55(4):99–105. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  8. Lowe C. R. Chronic bronchitis and occupation. Proc R Soc Med. 1968 Jan;61(1):98–102. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  9. Milne J. S., Maule M. M., Williamson J. Method of sampling in a study of older people with a comparison of respondents and non-respondents. Br J Prev Soc Med. 1971 Feb;25(1):37–41. doi: 10.1136/jech.25.1.37. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  10. REID D. D., ANDERSON D. O., FERRIS B. G., FLETCHER C. M. AN ANGLO-AMERICAN COMPARISON OF THE PREVALENCE OF BRONCHITIS. Br Med J. 1964 Dec 12;2(5423):1487–1491. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5423.1487. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  11. Selikoff I. J. The occurrence of pleural calcification among asbestos insulation workers. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1965 Dec 31;132(1):351–367. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1965.tb41116.x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  12. WRIGHT B. M., McKERROW C. B. Maximum forced expiratory flow rate as a measure of ventilatory capacity: with a description of a new portable instrument for measuring it. Br Med J. 1959 Nov 21;2(5159):1041–1046. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5159.1041. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Articles from Thorax are provided here courtesy of BMJ Publishing Group

RESOURCES