Risk factors and clinical characteristics of breathlessness in Australian adults: Data from the BOLD Australia study.
Yijun ZhouMaria R AmponMichael J AbramsonAlan L JamesGraeme P MaguireRichard Wood-BakerDavid P JohnsGuy B MarksHelen K ReddelBrett G ToellePublished in: Chronic respiratory disease (2023)
Breathlessness is common among Australian adults and is independently associated with obesity, chronic respiratory diseases, heart diseases, being Indigenous Australians, and impaired spirometry. Multi-disciplinary assessment and comprehensive investigation is needed in clinical practice to address the many factors associated with breathlessness in the population.