Table 1.
Characteristics of included studies assessing the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Latin America and the Caribbean (n = 19)
| Study id | Country | Setting | Smoking status | Sample size | Age (years) mean ± SD | Male sex (%) | COPD prevalence (%) | Quality score (Max. 9) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romero-Lopez – [34] | Mexico | Hospital | Non-smokers, ex-smokers or smokers | 66 | NR | 97.0 | 7.6 | 5 |
| Bastidas – [35] | Colombia | Hospital | Non-smokers, ex-smokers or smokers | 1599 | 65.3 ± 12.0 | 43.9 | 21.3 | 6 |
| Conyette – [36] | Trinidad and Tobago | General population | Non-smokers, ex-smokers or smokers | 1104 | NR | 40.1 | 9.5 | 9 |
| Ramirez-Venegas – [30] | Mexico | General population | Non-smokers, ex-smokers or smokers | 969 | 49.8 ± 11.1 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 7 |
| Echazarreta – [31] | Argentina | General population | Non-smokers, ex-smokers or smokers | 3469 | 58.8 ± 11.6 | 42.1 | 14.5 | 8 |
| Siddharthan – [32] | Argentina | General population | Non-smokers, ex-smokers or smokers | 2335 | 58.2 ± 8.0 | 60.5 | 10.7 | 7 |
| Chile | 1038 | 59.2 ± 8.5 | 54.7 | 5.2 | ||||
| Uruguay | 851 | 59.6 ± 8.5 | 61.7 | 9.3 | ||||
| Vieira – [33] | Brazil | General population | Smokers | 183 | 54.5 ± 9.2 | 42.6 | 19.7 | 6 |
| Karloh – [37] | Brazil | General population | Non-smokers, ex-smokers or smokers | 1057 | 58.0 | 40.1 | 8.7 | 9 |
| Sobrino – [26] | Argentina | General population | Non-smokers, ex-smokers or smokers | 2352 | NR | NR | 9.9 | 9 |
| Chile | 1063 | 6.4 | ||||||
| Uruguay | 939 | 11.0 | ||||||
| López—[25] | Argentina | Primary care | Ex-smokers or smokers | 446 | NR | NR | 29.6 | 6 |
| Colombia | 326 | 26.4 | ||||||
| Venezuela | 665 | 11.0 | ||||||
| Uruguay | 103 | 17.5 | ||||||
| Jaganath – [22] | Peru | General population | Non-smokers, ex-smokers or smokers | 2957 | 55.3 ± 12.4 | 49.3 | 6.0 | 9 |
| Rabahi—[23] | Brazil | Primary care | Ex-smokers or smokers | 316 | NR | NR | 16.1 | 3 |
| Sansores—[24] | Mexico | General population | Ex-smokers or smokers | 2961 | 51.4 ± 10.7 | 49.5 | 11.1 | 6 |
| Moreira – [20] | Brazil | Hospital | Non-smokers exposed to wood stove smoke | 160 | 64.6 ± 10.1 | 0.0 | 26.9 | 3 |
| Orduz – [21] | Colombia | General population | Non-smokers | 578 | NR | NR | 6.7 | 5 |
| Queiroz – [27] | Brazil | Primary care | Ex-smokers or smokers | 200 | 65.0 ± 10.4 | NR | 31.5 | 6 |
| Laniado-Laborin – [28] | Mexico | General population | Ex-smokers or smokers | 2293 | 57.6 ± 12.2 | 39.8 | 20.6 | 8 |
| Chatkin – [38] | Brazil | Hospital | Smokers | 294 | 55.3 ± 10.9 | 44.2 | 59.2 | 5 |
| Lopez-[29] | Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela | General population | Non-smokers, ex-smokers or smokers | 5314 | 56.3 ± 0.2 | 39.6 | 14.3 | 8 |
NR Not reported, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease