Repository logo

Browsing by Author "Erhabor, Gregory"

Now showing 1 - 4 of 4
  • COPD: should diagnosis match physiology?
    Publication . Studnicka, Michael; Horner, Andreas; Sator, Lea; Buist, A. Sonia; Lamprecht, Bernd; Zhong, NanShan; Liu, Shengming; Lu, Jiachun; Ran, Pixin; Wang, Dali; Zheng, Jingping; Koopman, Mariana; Louw, Innocentia; Ludick, Ina; Olckers, Alta; Ryck, Johanna; Storbeck, Janita; Gislason, Thorarinn; Benedikdtsdottir, Bryndis; Jörundsdottir, Kristin; Gudmundsdottir, Lovisa; Ferreira, Reis; Gudmundsdottir, Sigrun; Gundmundsson, Gunnar; Nizankowska-Mogilnicka, Ewa; Frey, Jakub; Harat, Rafal; Mejza, Filip; Nastalek, Pawel; Pajak, Andrzej; Skucha, Wojciech; Szczeklik, Andrzej; Janson, Christer; Twardowska, Magda; Welte, Tobias; Bodemann, Isabelle; Geldmacher, Henning; Schweda-Linow, Alexandra; Gulsvik, Amund; Endresen, Tina; Svendsen, Lene; Tan, Wan C.; Wang, Wen; Olafsdottir, Inga Sif; Mannino, David M.; Cain, John; Copeland, Rebecca; Hazen, Dana; Methvin, Jennifer; Dantes, Renato B.; Amarillo, Lourdes; Berratio, Lakan U.; Fernandez, Lenora C.; Francisco, Norberto A.; Nisser, Katarina; Garcia, Gerard S.; de Guia, Teresita S.; Idolor, Luisito F.; Naval, Sullian S.; Reyes, Thessa; Roa, Camilo C.; Sanchez, Ma. Flordeliza; Simpao, Leander P.; Jenkins, Christine; Marks, Guy; Spetz-Nyström, Ulrike; Bird, Tessa; Espinel, Paola; Hardaker, Kate; Toelle, Brett; Burney, Peter G.J.; Amor, Caron; Potts, James; Tumilty, Michael; McLean, Fiona; Wouters, E.F.M.; Hägg, Gunilla; Wesseling, G.J.; Bárbara, Cristina; Rodrigues, Fátima; Dias, Hermínia Brites; Cardoso, João; Almeida, João; Matos, Maria João; Simão, Paula; Santos, Moutinho; Lund, Gun-Marie; Jõgi, Rain; Laja, Hendrik; Ulst, Katrin; Zhou, Yumin; Zobel, Vappu; Lill, Toomas-Julius; Koul, Parvaiz A.; Malik, Sajjad; Hakim, Nissar A.; Khan, Umar Hafiz; Chowgule, Rohini; Shetye, Vasant; Raphael, Jonelle; Almeda, Rosel; Kocabaş, Ali; Tawde, Mahesh; Tadvi, Rafiq; Katkar, Sunil; Kadam, Milind; Dhanawade, Rupesh; Ghurup, Umesh; Harrabi, Imed; Denguezli, Myriam; Tabka, Zouhair; Daldoul, Hager; Hancioglu, Attila; Boukheroufa, Zaki; Chouikha, Firas; Khalifa, Wahbi Belhaj; Idolor, Luisito F.; de Guia, Teresita S.; Francisco, Norberto A.; Roa, Camilo C.; Ayuyao, Fernando G.; Tady, Cecil Z.; Tan, Daniel T.; Hanta, Ismail; Banal-Yang, Sylvia; Balanag, Vincent M.; Reyes, Maria Teresita N.; Dantes, Renato. B.; Juvekar, Sanjay; Hirve, Siddhi; Sambhudas, Somnath; Chaidhary, Bharat; Tambe, Meera; Pingale, Savita; Kuleci, Sedat; Umap, Arati; Umap, Archana; Shelar, Nitin; Devchakke, Sampada; Chaudhary, Sharda; Bondre, Suvarna; Walke, Savita; Gawhane, Ashleshsa; Sapkal, Anil; Argade, Rupali; Turkyilmaz, Ahmet Sinan; Gaikwad, Vijay; Salvi, Sundeep; Brashier, Bill; Londhe, Jyoti; Madas, Sapna; Obaseki, Daniel; Erhabor, Gregory; Awopeju, Olayemi; Adewole, Olufemi; Umut, Sema; Unalan, Turgay; Studnicka, Michael; Dawes, Torkil; Lamprecht, Bernd; Sator, Lea; Bateman, Eric; Jithoo, Anamika; Adams, Desiree; Barnes, Edward; Freeman, Jasper; Hayes, Anton; Hlengwa, Sipho; Johannisen, Christine
    We are very grateful to Dr. Vanfleteren and colleagues for commenting on our data regarding overdiagnosed COPD2 and for putting this evidence into the framework of the current understanding of the disease. Based on the data presented on overdiagnosis, and on prior Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) observations on underdiagnosis,3 we truly believe that our worldwide community of pulmonary specialists could do much better in caring for this extremely prevalent and devastating disease. Overall, our data indicate that for one patient with a “matched” COPD diagnosis (ie, the presence of postbronchodilator airway obstruction and a positive recall of such a diagnosis), there is always another “mismatched,” false-positive patient with COPD. This patient possibly experiences all the untoward consequences, such as receiving expensive and possibly harmful medication, and missing chances for treatment of cardiac disease or asthma. On the contrary, for each “known” patient with COPD who has a poorly reversible airway obstruction, there are four to five other patients out there with yet undetected airways obstruction. Again, we are missing opportunities in these patients for smoking intervention, symptom relief, and prolongation of their lives.
    2020-02Journal article Unknown Show more
  • Geographical variation in lung function: results from the multicentric cross-sectional BOLD study
    Publication . Burney, Peter G.; Potts, James; Knox-Brown, Ben; Erhabor, Gregory; Hacene Cherkaski, Hamid; Mortimer, Kevin; Anand, Mahesh Padukudru; Mannino, David M.; Cardoso, Joao; Ahmed, Rana; Elsony, Asma; Barbara, Cristina; Nielsen, Rune; Bateman, Eric; Paraguas, Stefanni Nonna; Cher Loh, Li; Rashid, Abdul; Wouters, Emiel F.; Franssen, Frits M.; Dias, Hermínia Brites; Gislason, Thorarinn; Ghobain, Mohammed A.; Biaze, Mohammed El; Agarwal, Dhiraj; Juvekar, Sanjay; Rodrigues, Fatima; Obaseki, Daniel O.; Koul, Parvaiz A.; Harrabi, Imed; Nafees, Asaad A; Seemungal, Terence; Janson, Christer; Vollmer, William M; Amaral, Andre F.; Buist, A Sonia
    Spirometry is used to determine what is "unusual" lung function compared with what is "usual" for healthy non-smokers. This study aimed to investigate regional variation in the forced vital capacity (FVC) and in the forced expiratory volume in one second to FVC ratio (FEV1/FVC) using cross-sectional data from all 41 sites of the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease study. Participants (5,368 men; 9,649 women), aged ≥40 years, had performed spirometry, had never smoked and reported no respiratory symptoms or diagnoses. To identify regions with similar FVC, we conducted a principal component analysis (PCA) on FVC with age, age2 and height2, separately for men and women. We regressed FVC against age, age2 and height2, and FEV1/FVC against age and height2, for each sex and site, stratified by region. Mean age was 54 years (both sexes), and mean height was 1.69 m (men) and 1.61 m (women). The PCA suggested four regions: 1) Europe and richer countries; 2) the Near East; 3) Africa; and 4) the Far East. For the FVC, there was little variation in the coefficients for age, or age2, but considerable variation in the constant (men: 2.97 L in the Far East to 4.08 L in Europe; women: 2.44 L in the Far East to 3.24 L in Europe) and the coefficient for height2. Regional differences in the constant and coefficients for FEV1/FVC were minimal (<1%). The relation of FVC with age, sex and height varies across and within regions. The same is not true for the FEV1/FVC ratio.
    2025Journal article Unknown Show more
  • Overdiagnosis of COPD in subjects with unobstructed spirometry
    Publication . Sator, Lea; Horner, Andreas; Studnicka, Michael; Lamprecht, Bernd; Kaiser, Bernhard; McBurnie, Mary Ann; Buist, A. Sonia; Gnatiuc, Luisa; Mannino, David M.; Janson, Christer; Bateman, Eric D.; Burney, Peter; Zhong, NanShan; Liu, Shengming; Lu, Jiachun; Ran, Pixin; Wang, Dali; Zheng, Jingping; Zhou, Yumin; Kocabaş, Ali; Hancioglu, Attila; Hanta, Ismail; Kuleci, Sedat; Turkyilmaz, Ahmet Sinan; Umut, Sema; Unalan, Turgay; Studnicka, Michael; Dawes, Torkil; Lamprecht, Bernd; Sator, Lea; Bateman, Eric; Jithoo, Anamika; Adams, Desiree; Barnes, Edward; Freeman, Jasper; Hayes, Anton; Hlengwa, Sipho; Johannisen, Christine; Koopman, Mariana; Louw, Innocentia; Ludick, Ina; Olckers, Alta; Ryck, Johanna; Storbeck, Janita; Gislason, Thorarinn; Benedikdtsdottir, Bryndis; Jörundsdottir, Kristin; Gudmundsdottir, Lovisa; Gudmundsdottir, Sigrun; Gundmundsson, Gunnar; Nizankowska-Mogilnicka, Ewa; Frey, Jakub; Harat, Rafal; Mejza, Filip; Nastalek, Pawel; Pajak, Andrzej; Skucha, Wojciech; Szczeklik, Andrzej; Twardowska, Magda; Welte, Tobias; Bodemann, Isabelle; Geldmacher, Henning; Schweda-Linow, Alexandra; Gulsvik, Amund; Endresen, Tina; Svendsen, Lene; Tan, Wan C.; Wang, Wen; Mannino, David M.; Cain, John; Copeland, Rebecca; Hazen, Dana; Methvin, Jennifer; Dantes, Renato B.; Amarillo, Lourdes; Berratio, Lakan U.; Fernandez, Lenora C.; Francisco, Norberto A.; Garcia, Gerard S.; de Guia, Teresita S.; Idolor, Luisito F.; Naval, Sullian S.; Reyes, Thessa; Roa, Camilo C.; Sanchez, Ma. Flordeliza; Simpao, Leander P.; Jenkins, Christine; Marks, Guy; Bird, Tessa; Espinel, Paola; Hardaker, Kate; Toelle, Brett; Burney, Peter G.J.; Amor, Caron; Potts, James; Tumilty, Michael; McLean, Fiona; Wouters, E.F.M.; Wesseling, G.J.; Bárbara, Cristina; Rodrigues, Fátima; Dias, Hermínia Brites; Cardoso, João; Almeida, João; Matos, Maria João; Simão, Paula; Santos, Moutinho; Ferreira, Reis; Janson, Christer; Olafsdottir, Inga Sif; Nisser, Katarina; Spetz-Nyström, Ulrike; Hägg, Gunilla; Lund, Gun-Marie; Jõgi, Rain; Laja, Hendrik; Ulst, Katrin; Zobel, Vappu; Lill, Toomas-Julius; Koul, Parvaiz A.; Malik, Sajjad; Hakim, Nissar A.; Khan, Umar Hafiz; Chowgule, Rohini; Shetye, Vasant; Raphael, Jonelle; Almeda, Rosel; Tawde, Mahesh; Tadvi, Rafiq; Katkar, Sunil; Kadam, Milind; Dhanawade, Rupesh; Ghurup, Umesh; Harrabi, Imed; Denguezli, Myriam; Tabka, Zouhair; Daldoul, Hager; Boukheroufa, Zaki; Chouikha, Firas; Khalifa, Wahbi Belhaj; Idolor, Luisito F.; de Guia, Teresita S.; Francisco, Norberto A.; Roa, Camilo C.; Ayuyao, Fernando G.; Tady, Cecil Z.; Tan, Daniel T.; Banal-Yang, Sylvia; Balanag, Vincent M.; Reyes, Maria Teresita N.; Dantes, Renato B.; Juvekar, Sanjay; Hirve, Siddhi; Sambhudas, Somnath; Chaidhary, Bharat; Tambe, Meera; Pingale, Savita; Umap, Arati; Umap, Archana; Shelar, Nitin; Devchakke, Sampada; Chaudhary, Sharda; Bondre, Suvarna; Walke, Savita; Gawhane, Ashleshsa; Sapkal, Anil; Argade, Rupali; Gaikwad, Vijay; Salvi, Sundeep; Brashier, Bill; Londhe, Jyoti; Madas, Sapna; Obaseki, Daniel; Erhabor, Gregory; Awopeju, Olayemi; Adewole, Olufemi
    Background: There are several reports on the underdiagnosis of COPD, while little is known about COPD overdiagnosis and overtreatment. We describe the overdiagnosis and the prevalence of spirometrically defined false-positive COPD, as well as their relationship with overtreatment across 23 population samples in 20 countries participating in the BOLD Study between 2003 and 2012. Methods: A false-positive diagnosis of COPD was considered when participants reported a doctor's diagnosis of COPD, but postbronchodilator spirometry was unobstructed (FEV1/FVC > LLN). Additional analyses were performed using the fixed ratio criterion (FEV1/FVC < 0.7). Results: Among 16,177 participants, 919 (5.7%) reported a previous medical diagnosis of COPD. Postbronchodilator spirometry was unobstructed in 569 subjects (61.9%): false-positive COPD. A similar rate of overdiagnosis was seen when using the fixed ratio criterion (55.3%). In a subgroup analysis excluding participants who reported a diagnosis of "chronic bronchitis" or "emphysema" (n = 220), 37.7% had no airflow limitation. The site-specific prevalence of false-positive COPD varied greatly, from 1.9% in low- to middle-income countries to 4.9% in high-income countries. In multivariate analysis, overdiagnosis was more common among women, and was associated with higher education; former and current smoking; the presence of wheeze, cough, and phlegm; and concomitant medical diagnosis of asthma or heart disease. Among the subjects with false-positive COPD, 45.7% reported current use of respiratory medication. Excluding patients with reported asthma, 34.4% of those with normal spirometry still used a respiratory medication. Conclusions: False-positive COPD is frequent. This might expose nonobstructed subjects to possible adverse effects of respiratory medication.
    2019-08Journal article Unknown Show more
  • Prevalence of chronic cough, its risk factors and population attributable risk in the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study: a multinational cross-sectional study
    Publication . Abozid, Hazim; Patel, Jaymini; Burney, Peter; Hartl, Sylvia; Breyer-Kohansal, Robab; Mortimer, Kevin; Nafees, Asaad A.; Al Ghobain, Mohammed; Welte, Tobias; Harrabi, Imed; Denguezli, Meriam; Loh, Li Cher; Rashid, Abdul; Gislason, Thorarinn; Barbara, Cristina; Cardoso, Joao; Rodrigues, Fatima; Seemungal, Terence; Obaseki, Daniel; Juvekar, Sanjay; Paraguas, Stefanni Nonna; Tan, Wan C.; Franssen, Frits M.E.; Mejza, Filip; Mannino, David; Janson, Christer; Cherkaski, Hamid Hacene; Anand, Mahesh Padukudru; Hafizi, Hasan; Buist, Sonia; Koul, Parvaiz A.; El Sony, Asma; Breyer, Marie-Kathrin; Burghuber, Otto C.; Wouters, Emiel F.M.; Amaral, Andre F.S.; Hafizi, Hasan; Aliko, Anila; Bardhi, Donika; Tafa, Holta; Thanasi, Natasha; Mezini, Arian; Teferici, Alma; Todri, Dafina; Nikolla, Jolanda; Kazasi, Rezarta; Cherkaski, Hamid Hacene; Bengrait, Amira; Haddad, Tabarek; Zgaoula, Ibtissem; Ghit, Maamar; Roubhia, Abdelhamid; Boudra, Soumaya; Atoui, Feryal; Yakoubi, Randa; Benali, Rachid; Bencheikh, Abdelghani; Ait-Khaled, Nadia; Jenkins, Christine; Marks, Guy; Bird, Tessa; Espinel, Paola; Hardaker, Kate; Toelle, Brett; Studnicka, Michael; Dawes, Torkil; Lamprecht, Bernd; Schirhofer, Lea; Islam, Akramul; Ahmed, Syed Masud; Islam, Shayla; Islam, Qazi Shafayetul; Mesbah-Ul-Haque, null; Chowdhury, Tridib Roy; Chatterjee, Sukantha Kumar; Mia, Dulal; Chandra Das, Shyamal; Rahman, Mizanur; Islam, Nazrul; Uddin, Shahaz; Islam, Nurul; Khatun, Luiza; Parvin, Monira; Khan, Abdul Awal; Islam, Maidul; Lawin, Herve; Kpangon, Arsene; Kpossou, Karl; Agodokpessi, Gildas; Ayelo, Paul; Fayomi, Benjamin; Mbatchou, Bertrand; Ashu, Atongno Humphrey; Tan, Wan C.; Wang, Wen; Zhong, NanShan; Liu, Shengming; Lu, Jiachun; Ran, Pixin; Wang, Dali; Zheng, Jin-ping; Zhou, Yumin; Jogi, Rain; Laja, Hendrik; Ulst, Katrin; Zobel, Vappu; Lill, Toomas-Julius; Adegnika, Ayola Akim; Welte, Tobias; Bodemann, Isabelle; Geldmacher, Henning; SchwedaLinow, Alexandra; Gislason, Thorarinn; Benedikdtsdottir, Bryndis; Jorundsdottir, Kristin; Lovisa Gudmundsdottir, null; Gudmundsdottir, Sigrun; Gudmundsson, Gunnar; Rao, Mahesh; Koul, Parvaiz A.; Malik, Sajjad; Hakim, Nissar A.; Khan, Umar Hafiz; Chowgule, Rohini; Shetye, Vasant; Raphael, Jonelle; Almeda, Rosel; Tawde, Mahesh; Tadvi, Rafiq; Katkar, Sunil; Kadam, Milind; Dhanawade, Rupesh; Ghurup, Umesh; Juvekar, Sanjay; Hirve, Siddhi; Sambhudas, Somnath; Chaidhary, Bharat; Tambe, Meera; Pingale, Savita; Umap, Arati; Umap, Archana; Shelar, Nitin; Devchakke, Sampada; Chaudhary, Sharda; Bondre, Suvarna; Walke, Savita; Gawhane, Ashleshsa; Sapkal, Anil; Argade, Rupali; Gaikwad, Vijay; Salvi, Sundeep; Brashier, Bill; Londhe, Jyoti; Madas, Sapna; Aquart-Stewart, Althea; Aikman, Akosua Francia; Sooronbaev, Talant M.; Estebesova, Bermet M.; Akmatalieva, Meerim; Usenbaeva, Saadat; Kydyrova, Jypara; Bostonova, Eliza; Sheraliev, Ulan; Marajapov, Nuridin; Toktogulova, Nurgul; Emilov, Berik; Azilova, Toktogul; Beishekeeva, Gulnara; Dononbaeva, Nasyikat; Tabyshova, Aijamal; Mortimer, Kevin; Nyapigoti, Wezzie; Mwangoka, Ernest; Kambwili, Mayamiko; Chipeta, Martha; Banda, Gloria; Mkandawire, Suzgo; Banda, Justice; Loh, Li-Cher; Rashid, Abdul; Sholehah, Siti; Benjelloun, Mohamed C.; Nejjari, Chakib; Elbiaze, Mohamed; El Rhazi, Karima; Wouters, E.F.M.; Wesseling, G.J.; Obaseki, Daniel; Erhabor, Gregory; Awopeju, Olayemi; Adewole, Olufemi; Gulsvik, Amund; Endresen, Tina; Svendsen, Lene; Nafees, Asaad A.; Irfan, Muhammad; Fatmi, Zafar; Zahidie, Aysha; Shaukat, Natasha; Iqbal, Meesha; Idolor, Luisito F.; Guia, Teresita S.; Francisco, Norberto A.; Roa, Camilo C.; Ayuyao, Fernando G.; Tady, Cecil Z.; Tan, Daniel T.; Banal-Yang, Sylvia; Balanag, Vincent M.; Reyes, Maria Teresita N.; Dantes, Renato B.; Dantes, Renato B.; Amarillo, Lourdes; Berratio, Lakan U.; Fernandez, Lenora C.; Francisco, Norberto A.; Garcia, Gerard S.; Idolor, Luisito F.; Naval, Sullian S.; Reyes, Thessa; Roa, Camilo C.; Sanchez, Flordeliza; Simpao, Leander P.; Nizankowska-Mogilnicka, Ewa; Frey, Jakub; Harat, Rafal; Mejza, Filip; Nastalek, Pawel; Pajak, Andrzej; Skucha, Wojciech; Szczeklik, Andrzej; Twardowska, Magda; Barbara, Cristina; Rodrigues, Fatima; Dias, Hermínia Brites; Cardoso, Joao; Almeida, João; Matos, Maria Joao; Simão, Paula; Santos, Moutinho; Ferreira, Reis; Al Ghobain, M.; Alorainy, H.; El-Hamad, E.; Al Hajjaj, M.; Hashi, A.; Dela, R.; Fanuncio, R.; Doloriel, E.; Marciano, I.; Safia, L.; Bateman, Eric; Jithoo, Anamika; Adams, Desiree; Barnes, Edward; Freeman, Jasper; Hayes, Anton; Hlengwa, Sipho; Johannisen, Christine; Koopman, Mariana; Louw, Innocentia; Ludick, Ina; Olckers, Alta; Ryck, Johanna; Storbeck, Janita; Gunasekera, Kirthi; Wickremasinghe, Rajitha; Elsony, Asma; Elsadig, Hana A.; Osman, Nada Bakery; Noory, Bandar Salah; Mohamed, Monjda Awad; Akasha Ahmed Osman, Hasab Alrasoul; Moham ed Elhassan, Namarig; El Zain, Abdel Mu’is; Mohamaden, Marwa Mohamed; Khalifa, Suhaiba; Elhadi, Mahmoud; Hassan, Mohand; Abdelmonam, Dalia; Janson, Christer; Olafsdottir, Inga Sif; Nisser, Katarina; SpetzNystrom, Ulrike; Hagg, Gunilla; Lund, GunMarie; Seemungal, Terence; Lutchmansingh, Fallon; Conyette, Liane; Harrabi, Imed; Denguezli, Myriam; Tabka, Zouhair; Daldoul, Hager; Boukheroufa, Zaki; Chouikha, Firas; Khalifa, Wahbi Belhaj; Kocabas, Ali; Hancioglu, Attila; Hanta, Ismail; Kuleci, Sedat; Turkyilmaz, Ahmet Sinan; Umut, Sema; Unalan, Turgay; Burney, Peter G.J.; Jithoo, Anamika; Gnatiuc, Louisa; Azar, Hadia; Patel, Jaymini; Amor, Caron; Potts, James; Tumilty, Michael; McLean, Fiona; Dudhaiya, Risha; Buist, A. Sonia; McBurnie, Mary Ann; Vollmer, William M.; Gillespie, Suzanne; Sullivan, Sean; Lee, Todd A.; Weiss, Kevin B.; Jensen, Robert L.; Crapo, Robert; Enright, Paul; Mannino, David M.; Cain, John; Copeland, Rebecca; Hazen, Dana; Methvin, Jennifer
    Background: Chronic cough is a common respiratory symptom with an impact on daily activities and quality of life. Global prevalence data are scarce and derive mainly from European and Asian countries and studies with outcomes other than chronic cough. In this study, we aimed to estimate the prevalence of chronic cough across a large number of study sites as well as to identify its main risk factors using a standardized protocol and definition. Methods: We analyzed cross-sectional data from 33,983 adults (≥40 years), recruited between Jan 2, 2003 and Dec 26, 2016, in 41 sites (34 countries) from the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study. We estimated the prevalence of chronic cough for each site accounting for sampling design. To identify risk factors, we conducted multivariable logistic regression analysis within each site and then pooled estimates using random-effects meta-analysis. We also calculated the population-attributable risk (PAR) associated with each of the identified risk factors. Findings: The prevalence of chronic cough varied from 3% in India (rural Pune) to 24% in the United States of America (Lexington, KY). Chronic cough was more common among females, both current and passive smokers, those working in a dusty job, those with a history of tuberculosis, those who were obese, those with a low level of education, and those with hypertension or airflow limitation. The most influential risk factors were current smoking and working in a dusty job. Interpretation: Our findings suggested that the prevalence of chronic cough varies widely across sites in different world regions. Cigarette smoking and exposure to dust in the workplace are its major risk factors.
    2024-02Journal article Unknown Show more