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Table 1 Clinical data of the patients’ population (437) registered in the GPs’ HDS database

From: COPD management in primary care: is an educational plan for GPs useful?

 

Pre-educational program

 

2004-2008

CHEST XRs

 

# of pts (%)

433 (99)

# of exams/pt/year±SD

0.5 ± 0.6

SPIROMETRY

 

# of pts (%)

325 (74.3)°

# of exams/pt/year±SD

0.3 ± 0.4

FEV1 registered

 

# of pts (%)

215 (49.2)

% of patients/all pts with spirometry

66.1

FEV1 % prd

81.0 ± 21.0

GOLD I %

43

GOLD II %

48

GOLD III %

8

GOLD IV %

1

SMOKING REGISTRATION

 

# of pts (%)

323 (73.9)

# current smokers (%)

32 (7.4)

VISITS TO GP per pt, per year

 

Mean±SD

17.9 ± 13.4

  1. Legend: P = 0.000 Spirometry vs Chest XRs.