Rate of progression of CT-quantified emphysema in male current and ex-smokers: a follow-up study

Background Little is known about the factors associated with CT-quantified emphysema progression in heavy smokers. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of length of smoking cessation and clinical / demographical factors on the rate of emphysema progression and $ FEV_{1} $-decline in male heavy smokers. Methods 3,670 male smokers with mean (SD) 40.8 (17.9) packyears underwent chest CT scans and pulmonary function tests at baseline and after 1 and 3 years follow-up. Smoking status (quitted ≥5, ≥1-<5, <1 years or current smoker) was noted. Rate of progression of emphysema and $ FEV_{1} $-decline after follow-up were assessed by analysis of variance adjusting for age, height, baseline pulmonary function and emphysema severity, packyears, years in study and respiratory symptoms. The quitted ≥5 group was used as reference. Results Median (Q1-Q3) emphysema severity,<-950 HU, was 8.8 (5.1 – 14.1) and mean (SD) $ FEV_{1} $ was 3.4 (0.73) L or 98.5 (18.5) % of predicted. The group quitted ‘>5 years’ showed significantly lower rates of progression of emphysema compared to current smokers, 1.07% and 1.12% per year, respectively (p<0.001). Current smokers had a yearly $ FEV_{1} $-decline of 69 ml, while subjects quit smoking >5 years had a yearly decline of 57.5 ml (p<0.001). Conclusion Quit smoking >5 years significantly slows the rate of emphysema progression and lung function decline. Trial registration Registered at http://www.trialregister.nl with trial number ISRCTN63545820..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Respiratory research - 14(2013), 1 vom: 20. Mai

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mohamed Hoesein, Firdaus AA [VerfasserIn]
Zanen, Pieter [VerfasserIn]
de Jong, Pim A [VerfasserIn]
van Ginneken, Bram [VerfasserIn]
Boezen, H Marike [VerfasserIn]
Groen, Harry JM [VerfasserIn]
Oudkerk, Mathijs [VerfasserIn]
de Koning, Harry J [VerfasserIn]
Postma, Dirkje S [VerfasserIn]
Lammers, Jan-Willem J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Emphysema
Pulmonary function testing
Smoking

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© Mohamed Hoesein et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2013

doi:

10.1186/1465-9921-14-55

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC2099877971