Clinical Control Criteria to Determine Disease Control in Patients with Severe COPD: The CLAVE Study.

Juan José Soler-CataluñaPere Almagro Arturo Huerta Diego González-Segura Borja García Cosionull null

Published in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2021)

By using the CCC, approximately only one third of patients with severe COPD were considered as controlled. Physical activity, adherence to inhalers, age, post-bronchodilator FEV1, age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index, and healthcare level were independent factors associated with COPD control.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
healthcare
lung function
physical activity
early onset
body mass index
type diabetes
cystic fibrosis
air pollution
metabolic syndrome