TY - JOUR T1 - Association between COPD and other co-morbid conditions: Results from a 1-day, point-prevalence study in 2,04,912 patients from 860 cities and towns in India JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J VL - 40 IS - Suppl 56 SP - P3223 AU - Sapna Madas AU - Komalkirti Apte AU - Monica Barne AU - Sonali Harangule AU - Jaideep Gogtay AU - Sushmeeta Chhowala AU - Nadar Mahajan AU - Salvi Sundeep Y1 - 2012/09/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/P3223.abstract N2 - COPD is known to be associated with various systemic manifestations. We aimed to study the association between COPD and cardiovascular disease, diabetes and anemia in a cohort of patients from 22 states and 5 union territories in India. Methodology: 13,225 general practitioners (GPs) and general physicians (Gen Ps) from 860 cities and towns were randomly selected and invited to participate in this 1-day point-prevalence, cross-sectional study. On 1st February 2011 all participating doctors captured details of age, gender, presenting symptoms and diagnosis of all patients who visited them. Clean data was transferred into the EPI INFO software and associations between COPD and other co-morbid conditions were analyzed using chi-square test. Results: 7,400 doctors consented and provided clean data of 2,04,912 patients (M: 54.1%; F: 45.9%) who visited their clinic/hospital. Out of these 6118 (3.0%) patients had COPD. Presence of doctor-diagnosed COPD was strongly associated with co-presence of ischemic heart disease (IHD) [OR: 2.66 (2.3, 3.0);p<0.0001], Hypertension (HT) [OR:2.19 (2.0, 2.4);p<0.0001], Congestive Heart Failure [OR:4.55 (3.8, 5.3);p<0.0001], Diabetes [OR: 1.71 (1.6, 1.9); p<0.0001], Stroke [OR:2.17 (1.6, 2.9);p<0.0001], Arthritis [OR:1.34 (1.2, 1.6);p<0.0001] and Anaemia [OR:1.27 (1.1, 1.4);p<0.0001]. These associations remained even after adjustment for confounding factors. Conclusion: COPD is strongly associated with the presence of IHD, HT, CHF, Diabetes, Arthritis and Anaemia in an Indian population. ER -