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Predictors of COPD symptoms: does the sex of the patient matter?

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Author(s): Watson L, Schouten JP, Lofdahl CG, Pride NB, Laitinen LA, Postma DS, European Respiratory Society Study on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Affiliation(s): Dept of Epidemiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9731 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands. Publication date & source: 2006-08, Eur Respir J., 28(2):311-8. Epub 2006 May 17. Publication type: Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients frequently report symptoms, it is not known which factors determine the course of symptoms over time and if these differ according to the sex of the patient. The current study investigated predictors for presence, development and remission of COPD symptoms in 816 males and 312 females completing 3-yr-follow-up in the European Respiratory Society Study on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (EUROSCOP). The following were included in generalised estimating equations logistic regr