Journal article
Prevalence of airflow obstruction and reduced forced vital capacity in an Aboriginal Australian population: The cross-sectional BOLD study
NAJB Cooksley, D Atkinson, GB Marks, BG Toelle, D Reeve, DP Johns, MJ Abramson, DL Burton, AL James, R Wood-Baker, EH Walters, AS Buist, GP Maguire
Respirology | WILEY | Published : 2015
DOI: 10.1111/resp.12482
Abstract
Background and objective Mortality and hospital separation data suggest a higher burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in indigenous than non-indigenous subpopulations of high-income countries. This study sought to accurately measure the true prevalence of post-bronchodilator airflow obstruction and forced vital capacity reduction in representative samples of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Methods This study applies cross-sectional population-based survey of Aboriginal and non-Indigenous residents of the Kimberley region of Western Australia aged 40 years or older, following the international Burden Of Lung Disease (BOLD) protocol. Quality-controlled spirometry w..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We wish to thank Carol Phillips, Sally Young, Yvonne Hodder, Sue Stewart and Barry Stewart. Graeme Maguire, Guy Marks and Alan James hold NHMRC Practitioner Fellowships, and Graeme Maguire is supported by the Margaret Ross Chair in Indigenous Health. Funding of this project was received from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) Robert Pierce Grant-in-Aid for Indigenous Lung Health. Neither funding source played any role in the study design, the writing of the manuscript or the decision to submit for publication. No additional unpublished data are currently available for public use.