Unravelling young COPD and pre-COPD in the general population.
Borja García CosioCiro CasanovaJuan José Soler-CataluñaJoan B SorianoFrancisco García-RíoPilar de LucasInmaculada AlfagemeJosé Miguel Rodríguez González-MoroMaría Guadalupe Sánchez HerreroJulio AncocheaMarc MiravitllesPublished in: ERJ open research (2023)
22.3% of the studied population was at risk of developing COPD, with similar symptomatic and structural changes to those with well-established disease without airflow obstruction. This COPD at-risk population is different from those that develop COPD at a young age.