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Airflow obstruction among young adults in Europe: a Chronic Airway Diseases Early Stratification (CADSET) collaboration with 48 612 individuals across eight population-based cohorts
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Background
The extent to which airflow obstruction, a key feature of COPD, can be already present in early adulthood is unclear. We investigated the prevalence of airflow obstruction in young adults across European populations.
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We identified 48 612 individuals aged 20–40 years across eight population-based European cohorts in the Chronic Airway Diseases Early Stratification (CADSET) collaboration and applied two commonly used definitions of airflow obstruction: pre-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) <0.70 and below the lower limit of normal (LLN). We explored how the prevalence of airflow obstruction according to both criteria was related to age, sex and smoking.
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Airflow obstruction prevalence increased with increasing age from 2.3% in those aged 20–24.9 years to 6.3% in those aged 35–39.9 years according to FEV1/FVC <0.70, and from 7.3% to 8.3% according to FEV1/FVC
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ÇOLAK, Yunus, et al. Airflow obstruction among young adults in Europe: a Chronic Airway Diseases Early Stratification (CADSET) collaboration with 48 612 individuals across eight population-based cohorts. ERJ Open Research. 2025. Vol. 11, num. 6. ISSN 2312-0541. [consulted: 14 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/227551