Table 5: Prevalence of COPD according to GOLD severity strata
|
Prevalence |
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São Paulo (Brazil) |
Santiago (Chile) |
Mexico City (Mexico) |
Montevideo (Uruguay) |
Caracas (Venezuela) |
|
Stage 0 |
25.3% (22.7–28.0) |
33.6% (31.2–36.0) |
23.2% (20.8–25.6) |
19.1% (16.4–21.7) |
23.1% (20.4–25.8) |
Stage I |
10.1% (8.0–12.1) |
11.0% (9.2– 12.8) |
5.2% (3.8–6.6) |
12.5% (10.3–14.8) |
6.4% (4.9–7.9) |
Stage II |
4.6% (3.3– 5.8) |
4.9% (3.6–6.1) |
1.9% (0.9–2.9) |
6.4% (4.9–8.0) |
4.9% (3.6–6.3) |
Stage III |
0.9% (0.4–1.5) |
0.7% (0.2–1.1) |
0.5% (0.0–0.9) |
0.6% (0.0–1.0) |
0.7% (0.2–1.2) |
Stage IV |
0.2% (0.0–0.5) |
0.3% (0.0–0.7) |
0.2% (0.0–0.5) |
0.1% (0.0–0.3) |
0.1% (0.0–0.2) |
Data are % (95% CI). GOLD=Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease.