Table 1 Distribution of responses to survey
From: Spirometry in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Norwegian general practice
Question | N responses (%) |
|---|---|
Do you request a reversibility test? | |
Yes | 467 (74.1) |
No | 160 (25.4) |
Missing | 3 (0.5) |
Is there significant reversibility? | |
Yes | 25 (4.0) |
No | 582 (92.4) |
Don’t know | 17 (2.7) |
Missing | 6 (1.0) |
What is the most likely diagnosis? | |
No pulmonary disorder/healthy | 18 (2.9) |
Asthma | 9 (1.4) |
Restrictive pulmonary disorder | 26 (8.9) |
COPD | 512 (81.3) |
Other | 10 (1.6) |
Don’t know | 25 (4.0) |
Which parameter(s) did you use to diagnose COPD? | |
FVC | 6 (1.0) |
FVC in percent of predicted | 11 (1.8) |
FEV1 | 16 (2.5) |
FEV1 in percent of predicted | 32 (5.1) |
FEV1/FVC ratio | 287 (45.6) |
FEV1/FVC ratio in percent of predicted | 48 (7.6) |
More than one option chosen | 219 (34.8) |
Missing | 11 (1.8) |
Which parameter(s) did you use to grade airway obstruction? | |
FVC | 7 (1.1) |
FVC in percent of predicted | 19 (3.0) |
FEV1 | 113 (17.9) |
FEV1 in percent of predicted | 269 (42.7) |
FEV1/FVC ratio | 75 (11.9) |
FEV1/FVC ratio in percent of predicted | 42 (6.7) |
More than one option chosen | 59 (9.4) |
Missing | 46 (7.3) |