Table 3

The prevalence of the asthma–COPD overlap phenotype in COPD

Author (year)n (%)% maleFEV1, predicted, post bronchodilatorAge, yearsSmoking % (pack years)
Wardlaw (2005)465 (10.2)8046.859.8−(18.4)
Weatherall (2010)4215 (8.6)735865−(36)
Cho (2010)43102 (33)643468−(68)
Jo (2010)4459 (30.8)8659.66781 (36.6)
Bafadhel (2011)4519 (25)74516842 (50)
Disantostefano (2013)41156 (10)5431.364100 (50)
Ghebre (2014)2147 (27.4)5563.96062 (11)