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Table 3 Self-reported and measured Obstructive Lung Disease and respiratory symptoms, related conditions of the PROMPT cohort participants

From: Prevalence and burden of obstructive lung disease in the urban poor population of Ottawa, Canada: a community-based mixed-method, observational study

Questionnaire assessment

All Participants with spirometry

(N = 64)

Participants without OLD (Fixed Ratio) on spirometry

(N = 26)

Participants without OLD (LLN) on spirometry

(N = 35)

Participants with OLD (Fixed Ratio) on spirometry

(N = 38)

Participants with OLD (LLN) on spirometry

(N = 29)

Participants with significant reversibility on spirometry

(N = 10)

CAN-COLD a (percentage)

 Cough (with no cold)

64%

58%

60%

68%

69%

80%

  < 2 years b

8%

4%

6%

11%

10%

10%

  2–5 years b

13%

19%

17%

8%

7%

10%

  > 5 years b

31%

31%

11%

32%

28%

40%

 Phlegm (with no cold)

70%

54%

60%

82%

83%

80%

  < 2 years c

17%

19%

20%

16%

14%

20%

  2–5 years c

9%

15%

11%

5%

7%

10%

  > 5 years c

20%

8%

11%

29%

31%

40%

 Chest

  Wheezing/Whistling

72%

69%

74%

74%

69%

70%

  With cold

33%

31%

29%

34%

38%

50%

 Chest

  Shortness of Breath

39%

38%

37%

39%

41%

60%

  Unable to walk

36%

38%

34%

34%

38%

40%

CAT (Mean/SD)

 Cough

4.03 (1.36)

4.00 (1.50)

4.09 (1.42)

4.05 (1.27)

3.97 (1.30)

4.20 (1.25)

 Phlegm

3.92 (1.46)

3.85 (1.38)

4.06 (1.39)

3.97 (1.53)

3.76 (1.55)

4.20 (1.81)

 Chest

3.06 (1.62)

2.88 (1.63)

3.00 (1.66)

3.18 (1.63)

3.14 (1.60)

3.40 (1.58)

 Walk

3.34 (1.85)

3.35 (2.08)

3.34 (1.92)

3.34 (1.71)

3.34 (1.80)

3.80 (1.75)

 Activities

2.55 (1.60)

2.54 (1.68)

2.63 (1.70)

2.55 (1.57)

2.45 (1.50)

3.20 (1.48)

 Confident

2.47 (1.83)

2.85 (2.09)

2.54 (1.92)

2.21 (1.61)

2.38 (1.76)

2.00 (1.05)

 Sleep

3.25 (1.88)

2.88 (1.99)

3.20 (1.97)

3.50 (1.78)

3.31 (1.79)

3.30 (1.83)

 Energy

3.21 (1.61)

3.12 (1.61)

3.29 (1.56)

3.27 (1.63)

3.11 (1.69)

3.78 (1.79)

 CAT score d

25.78 (8.45)

25.46 (9.09)

26.14 (8.81)

26.00 (8.10)

25.34 (8.12)

27.5 (8.17)

  1. aCanadian Chronic Obstructive Lung Diseases Study
  2. bDuration (measured in years) of persistent cough with no cold (i.e. has months in which they cough on most days and cough on most days of as much as 3 months each year)
  3. cDuration (measured in years) of persistent phlegm with no cold (i.e. has months in which they produce phlegm on most days and produce phlegm on most days of as much as 3 months each year)
  4. dCAT scale: 0 (no issue) – 5 (severe and affects ability to function). Higher CAT score increases the likelihood of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder