COPD prevalence in Şırnak city center

Abstract

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is currently a major health problem worldwide. Although the rate of mortality due to other diseases has decreased in past years, the prevalence and mortality rate of COPD are con-tinuously rising. The present study was carried out to estimate COPD preva-lence in Sirnak city center, Turkey. A total of 1000 individuals aged 30 years and older were randomly selected among those living in Sirnak city center and referring to the hospital, and all selected individuals performed pulmo-nary function tests. Of all, 570 (57%) subjects were men and 430 (43%) were women. When pulmonary function test results were assessed accord-ing to Global Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) criteria, COPD prevalence was found to be 10.1% (101 subjects). Of all patients diagnosed with COPD, 1.98% had mild, 27.72% had moderate, 43.56% had severe, and 26.74% had very severe disease. Smoking history was reported by 95% of the patients diagnosed with COPD. In total, 11.92% (68 subjects) of men and 7.67% (33 subjects) of women participating in the study had COPD. In conclusion, COPD was found to represent a major public health issue in Sirnak city center.

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