Table 1 Characteristics of participating general practices and participants.
From: Quality of spirometry and related diagnosis in primary care with a focus on clinical use
General practices (n = 13) | |
|---|---|
Annual number of spirometry tests performed (n = 12), n (%) | |
≤40 | 0 (0.0) |
41−80 | 4 (33.3) |
81−120 | 4 (33.3) |
>120 | 4 (33.3) |
Participation in accredited spirometry educational programme, n (%) | |
General practitioners (n = 15) | 12 (80.0) |
Practice nurses (n = 16) | 14 (93.3) |
Participants (n = 149) | |
|---|---|
Age (years), mean (SD) | 56.8 (17.2) |
Male sex, n (%) | 77 (51.7) |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 27.5 (5.2) |
Smoking status, n (%) | |
Current smoker | 30 (20.1) |
Stopped <1 year ago | 7 (4.7) |
Stopped ≥1 year ago | 60 (40.3) |
Never smoker | 52 (34.9) |
Previous pulmonologist visit (n = 146), n (%) | |
No | 95 (65.1) |
Yes, <6 months ago | 4 (2.7) |
Yes, ≥6 months ago | 47 (32.2) |
Number of antibiotics/predniso(lo)ne courses in the previous year (n = 136), n (%) | |
0 | 95 (69.9) |
1 | 25 (18.4) |
>1 | 16 (11.8) |
Age of onset of respiratory symptoms (n = 137), median (IQR) | 40.0 (11.0–59.0) |
MRC (n = 128), n (%) | |
0–2 | 116 (90.7) |
>2 | 12 (9.3) |
ACQ-5 (n = 134), n (%) | |
<0.75 | 54 (40.3) |
0.75–1.5 | 36 (26.9) |
>1.5 | 44 (32.8) |
CCQ, median (IQR) | |
Total (n = 138) | 1.0 (0.6–1.6) |
Symptoms (n = 138) | 1.6 (1.0–2.5) |
Functional status (n = 139) | 0.8 (0.3–1.5) |
Mental (n = 139) | 0.0 (0.0–0.5) |
FEV1 (L)a, mean (SD) | 2.6 (1.0) |
FEV1 % predicteda, mean (SD) | 79.1 (19.6) |
FVC (L)a, mean (SD) | 3.8 (1.1) |
FEV1/FVC (%), mean (SD) | 66.3 (12.4) |
Reversibility testing performed, n (%) | 90 (60.4) |
