Abstract S130 Table 1

Smoking status and severity of COPD on spirometry and severity of emphysema on LDCT. Shaded columns represent the patients within that category who reported a pre-existing diagnosis of COPD or emphysema.

Severity of COPD based on NICE criteria for COPD (2004) (3)*
NormalMildModerateSevereTotals
# Cases% with PMHx COPD# Cases% with PMHx COPD# Cases% with PMHx COPD# Cases% with PMHx COPD# Cases% with PMHx COPD
Smoking StatusNo smoking data001100%01100%
Current smoker7610.5%3912.8%4630.4%1850.0%17920.1%
Former smoker4311.6%1323.1%1936.8%540.0%8021.3%
Occasional smoker70%40%250.0%250.0%1513.3%
Total12610.3%5614.3%6833.8%2548%27520.4%
Severity of Emphysema on CT
Not presentMildModerateSevereTotals
# Cases% with PMHx COPD# Cases% with PMHx COPD# Cases% with PMHx COPD# Cases% with PMHx COPD# Cases% with PMHx COPD
Smoking StatusCurrent smoker375.4%4017.5%2528.0%875.0%11020.0%
Former smoker2814.2%1631.3%812.5%366.7%5521.8%
Occasional smoker50%10%00%250.0%812.5%
Total708.6%5721.1%3324.2%1369.2%17320.2%
  • *Spirometry values are pre-bronchodilator results, categorised by severity according to 2004 NICE criteria: National Collaborating Centre for Acute and Chronic Conditions. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in over 16s: diagnosis and management. 2010;(June).