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Three Million Canadians Could Be Suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder
November 21, 2007 at 11:15 AM
General Health News
Baby boomers (Canadians aged 45 to 49) may be one of the hardest-hit groups, according to the survey, with one in seven possibly afflicted with COPD.
And 19 per cent of Canadians (4.9 million) are at risk of developing the disease, with one in 10 over 40 at risk.
The findings of the survey were released Tuesday. Undiagnosed COPD patients were identified through the lung test, a standardized disease predictor that consists of questions about a person's symptoms.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder is a chronic lung disease that leads to lung damage and blockages of the airways. Its symptoms include a shortness of breath and decreasing activity levels. It is predominantly caused by smoking.
"Smoking is the number one cause of COPD and it is astounding that millions of Canadian who may have COPD haven't been tested," said Dr. Anna Day, director of the Gender Asthma and COPD Program at Women's College Hospital in Toronto, in a release.
Fifty-six per cent of all Canadian adults smoke or have smoked in the past, according to the data. Just under five million currently smoke while 9.5 million smoked at some point in the past.
But many don't believe that smoking plays any role in their current health. Forty-five per cent of those surveyed said they didn't think their smoking past would affect their health.
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