Table 2 Indications for referral and spirometry results of the community-based spirometry service
Community-based spirometry | Â |
|---|---|
Reason for referral, n=402 | |
 Suspected COPD | 176 (44%) |
 COPD monitoring | 81 (20%) |
 Breathlessness including asthma | 88 (22%) |
 Chronic cough | 57 (14%) |
Spirometry result, n=3,727 | |
 Normal | 1,744 (47%) |
 Obstructed | |
Mild | 522 (14%) |
Moderate | 263 (7%) |
Moderately severe | 289 (8%) |
Severe | 415 (11%) |
Very severe | 221 (6%) |
 Restrictive pattern | 273 (7%) |
