Table 3.
Age-standardized and Age-specific Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease According to GOLD and Lower Limit Normal Stage in the Southern Cone of Latin America
| COPD according to FEV1/FVC | COPD according to LLN | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Stage I | Stage II | Stage III-IV | Total | Stage I | Stage II | Stage III-IV | |
| Overall | 9.3 (8.4, 10.2) | 3.7 (3.1, 4.3) | 4.2 (3.6, 4.8) | 1.4 (1.0, 1.8) | 4.7 (4.1, 5.3) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.2) | 2.5 (2.0, 2.9) | 1.3 (1.0, 1.7) |
| Men | 11.8 (10.3, 13.3) | 5.0 (4.0, 6.1) | 5.1 (4.1, 6.1) | 1.7 (1.1, 2.3) | 5.8 (4.7, 6.8) | 1.0 (0.5, 1.5) | 3.1 (2.3, 3.9) | 1.6 (1.0, 2.2) |
| 45-54 years | 5.5 (3.7, 7.4) | 2.9 (1.5, 4.4) | 2.1 (1.0, 3.1) | 0.5 (0.0, 1.0) | 3.4 (2.0, 4.7) | 0.9 (0.2, 1.6) | 2.0 (0.9, 3.0) | 0.5 (0.0, 1.0) |
| 55-64 years | 12.3 (9.7, 15.0) | 4.9 (3.1, 6.6) | 4.6 (2.9, 6.2) | 2.9 (1.5, 4.3) | 6.2 (4.2, 8.1) | 1.1 (0.2, 1.9) | 2.2 (1.1, 3.3) | 2.9 (1.5, 4.3) |
| 65-74 years | 23.3 (19.3, 27.3) | 9.5 (6.7, 12.2) | 11.7 (8.7, 14.7) | 2.1 (0.8, 3.5) | 9.9 (7.2, 12.6) | 1.2 (0.2, 2.2) | 6.7 (4.5, 8.9) | 2.0 (0.7, 3.2) |
| Women | 7.3 (6.2, 8.3) | 2.6 (2.0, 3.2) | 3.5 (2.8, 4.2) | 1.2 (0.7, 1.7) | 3.9 (3.1, 4.7) | 0.7 (0.4, 1.1) | 2.0 (1.5, 2.6) | 1.1 (0.6, 1.6) |
| 45-54 years | 4.1 (2.7, 5.4) | 1.1 (0.5, 1.8) | 2.0 (1.1, 2.9) | 1.0 (0.2, 1.8) | 3.5 (2.2, 4.8) | 0.9 (0.3, 1.5) | 1.7 (0.8, 2.5) | 1.0 (0.2, 1.8) |
| 55-64 years | 7.1 (5.4, 8.8) | 2.7 (1.6, 3.8) | 3.4 (2.2, 4.6) | 1.1 (0.5, 1.6) | 3.7 (2.5, 4.9) | 0.5 (0.1, 0.9) | 2.2 (1.2, 3.1) | 1.1 (0.5, 1.6) |
| 65-74 years | 13.8 (11.0, 16.6) | 5.4 (3.5, 7.4) | 6.5 (4.6, 8.3) | 1.9 (0.7, 3.0) | 4.8 (3.1, 6.4) | 0.9 (0.1, 1.6) | 2.4 (1.3, 3.5) | 1.5 (0.5, 2.5) |
| Location | ||||||||
| Marcos Paz, Argentina | 17.1 (15.0, 19.1) | 6.9 (5.5, 8.3) | 8.3 (6.8, 9.8) | 1.8 (1.1, 2.5) | 9.7 (8.1, 11.4) | 1.7 (0.9, 2.4) | 6.1 (4.8, 7.4) | 1.8 (1.1, 2.5) |
| Bariloche, Argentina | 9.9 (8.1, 11.6) | 4.4 (3.2, 5.7) | 4.4 (3.2, 5.7) | 1.0 (0.4, 1.5) | 4.3 (3.1, 5.5) | 1.1 (0.5, 1.7) | 2.2 (1.3, 3.2) | 1.0 (0.4, 1.5) |
| Temuco, Chile | 6.4 (5.0, 7.8) | 2.9 (1.9, 3.9) | 2.2 (1.4, 3.0) | 1.3 (0.6, 1.9) | 2.9 (1.9, 3.9) | 0.5 (0.1, 1.0) | 1.2 (0.6, 1.8) | 1.2 (0.6, 1.8) |
| Barros Blancos, Uruguay | 11.0 (9.0, 13.0) | 2.7 (1.7, 3.7) | 6.2 (4.7, 7.7) | 2.1 (1.2, 3.1) | 6.7 (5.1, 8.4) | 0.9 (0.2, 1.5) | 3.9 (2.7, 5.2) | 2.0 (1.0, 2.9) |
Data are percentages (95% CI)