TY - JOUR T1 - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as co morbidity (CO) in different patient categories in a university hospital setting. A cross sectional study JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J VL - 40 IS - Suppl 56 SP - P520 AU - Helene Moeller Nielsen AU - Pernille Roedsgaard AU - Ulla Weinreich Y1 - 2012/09/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/P520.abstract N2 - 20% of the Danish adults suffers from COPD[1]. 50% of the patients are undiagnosed[1]. COPD patients have multiple CO[2].To elucidate the frequency of COPD as CO among hospitalized patients. To investigate in which patient categories COPD is a frequent CO.Aalborg University Hospital covers all medical and surgical specialities. A one day cross-sectional study was performed on patients > 18 years. A spirometry was performed. Smoking habits, prior lung function, prescribed lung medicine were recorded. Co-existing diagnoses were registered from case records.Of 583 possible participants 194 couldn't/didn't wish to participate. 111 weren't present.12 were excluded. 215 participated, 28% (61/215) suffered from COPD (PC). 41% (25/61) of PC had 3 or more COs and 29% (45/153) patients without COPD (PwC) had 3 or more COs (p=0.05).View this table:PC suffer from significantly more CO than PwC. Gastrointestinal-, heamatologic-, and uro-nefrolocic diseases were found significantly more often in PC diagnosed at this examination than in general.1) Løkke A et al: Ugeskrift for læger 2007;169:39562) Fremault A et al: Chronic Pulmonary Disease 7:345-351. ER -