Epidemiological estimates of Respiratory diseases in the hospital population, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Abstract

A cross sectional study was conducted in two types of respiratory patients in hospital population. It was found that tuberculosis (T.B) was the most common type (29.66%) followed by the asthma (28.08%) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (11.31%). Average age of diagnosis was 42.15 ± 0.65 years and average age at present 47.99 ± 0.70 years. Age group 51-60 years was more prone to this disease (21.13%). Most of the patients were married (80.06%). The highest representation of patients with respiratory diseases was observed in 1 st birth order (30.36%) followed by 2 nd (26.49%) and 3 rd (18.45%), while the lowest was in 10 th birth order (0.40%). Tuberculosis, asthma and COPD are the most prevalent types of respiratory diseases. Respiratory diseases were more common in males, in first birth order and in people of age group 51-60 years. This disease was more common in married, unemployed, less educated, and lower socioeconomic status people. Socioeconomic status and urban and rural living had a profound effect on the onset of disease.

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“…The prevalence reported in this study is marginally lower than the earlier national-level estimation of 9.8% based on predictive covariates, 12 and significantly lower than the 11.7% estimation using the GOLD criteria. 9 Likewise, the identified prevalence is also lower than the estimate from neighbouring countries Bangladesh (12.5%) 21 and Pakistan (11.3%) 22 but similar to the prevalence reported in studies conducted in India (4.1% to 9%) 23 and the BOLD study China (8%). 11 However, in most of the epidemiological surveys, COPD is defined based upon spirometry data only.…”

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“…20 Our registry exhibited additional findings related to environmental exposure in ILD patients Saira Jafri et al and an ultimate effect of these features was recorded, which makes our study a step ahead to some local studies. Our study also dominates another paper by Sultana T, et al 21 with regards to studying magnitudes of ILDs, symptoms, associated illnesses and environmental exposure. Usual interstitial pneumonitis was the mostcommon CT-scan pattern exhibited by the disease in this region followed by NSIP pattern which somewhere shows an unfortunate delay in diagnosis as well because many a times NSIP eventually progresses to UIP.…”

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“…Moreover, the study is helpful to clinical practice as it can be used to understand the pathogenesis of both diseases, improve diagnostic accuracy, and help the patient to reduce risk factors, and the physician chooses the correct therapeutic approach. Updated literature on the epidemiology of respiratory diseases in Pakistan is not available [26,27]. Although sufficient literature is available on the sex and age-wise prevalence as well as on historical (yearly) trends in the prevalence of asthma and COPD and their risk factors.…”

“…Updated literature on the epidemiology of respiratory diseases in Pakistan is not available [ 26 , 27 ]. Although sufficient literature is available on the sex and age-wise prevalence as well as on historical (yearly) trends in the prevalence of asthma and COPD and their risk factors.…”