Caird F I, Akhtar A J
Thorax. 1972 Nov;27(6):764-8. doi: 10.1136/thx.27.6.764.
A study has been made of chronic respiratory disease among 83 men and 217 women aged 65 and over, randomly chosen from those living in their own homes. Twenty-six per cent of the men and 13% of the women had chronic bronchitis. The prevalence of chronic bronchitis was related to current cigarette smoking in both sexes, and to socio-economic status in men. Chronic bronchitis was a contributory cause of disabling dyspnoea and recurrent chest illness in half of the subjects with these symptoms. Significant radiological evidence of tuberculosis was found in 9% of men and in 4% of women, asthma in 2% of women, industrial lung disease in 4% of men, and bronchogenic carcinoma in three subjects.
对83名65岁及以上的男性和217名65岁及以上的女性进行了一项关于慢性呼吸道疾病的研究,这些人是从那些住在自己家中的人中随机挑选出来的。26%的男性和13%的女性患有慢性支气管炎。慢性支气管炎的患病率在两性中均与当前吸烟有关,在男性中与社会经济地位有关。慢性支气管炎是导致一半有这些症状的受试者出现致残性呼吸困难和反复胸部疾病的一个促成因素。在9%的男性和4%的女性中发现了有显著放射学证据的肺结核,2%的女性患有哮喘,4%的男性患有工业性肺病,还有三名受试者患有支气管癌。