Airflow obstruction among young adults in Europe: a Chronic Airway Diseases Early Stratification (CADSET) collaboration with 48 612 individuals across eight population-based cohorts

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. Methods We identified 48 612 individuals aged 20–40 years across eight p...

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Autores: Çolak, Yunus, Allinson, James P., Berge, Maarten van den, Jarvis, Debbie, Langhammer, Arnulf, Breyer-Kohansal, Robab, Nwaru, Bright I., Backman, Helena, Vonk, Judith M., Nordestgaard, Børge G., Lange, Peter, Aalberg Vikjord, Sigrid Anna, Breyer, Marie Kathrin, Kankaanranta, Hannu, Lindberg, Anne, Rönmark, Eva, Vanfleteren, Lowie E. G. W., Vestbo, Jørgen, Wedzicha, Jadwiga A., Melén, Erik, Agustí García-Navarro, Àlvar, Faner, Rosa, Afzal, Shoaib, CADSET ERS Clinical Research Collaboration
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Oviedo (UNIOVI)
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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Palabra clave:Malalties de l'aparell respiratori
Malalties pulmonars obstructives cròniques
Insuficiència respiratòria
Respiratory diseases
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
Respiratory insufficiency
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spelling Airflow obstruction among young adults in Europe: a Chronic Airway Diseases Early Stratification (CADSET) collaboration with 48 612 individuals across eight population-based cohortsÇolak, YunusAllinson, James P.Berge, Maarten van denJarvis, DebbieLanghammer, ArnulfBreyer-Kohansal, RobabNwaru, Bright I.Backman, HelenaVonk, Judith M.Nordestgaard, Børge G.Lange, PeterAalberg Vikjord, Sigrid AnnaBreyer, Marie KathrinKankaanranta, HannuLindberg, AnneRönmark, EvaVanfleteren, Lowie E. G. W.Vestbo, JørgenWedzicha, Jadwiga A.Melén, ErikAgustí García-Navarro, ÀlvarFaner, RosaAfzal, ShoaibCADSET ERS Clinical Research CollaborationMalalties de l'aparell respiratoriMalalties pulmonars obstructives cròniquesInsuficiència respiratòriaRespiratory diseasesChronic obstructive pulmonary diseasesRespiratory insufficiencyBackground 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. Methods 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. Results 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 <LLN. The corresponding increase in airflow obstruction prevalence was up to 8.8% in males versus 7.5% in females, and up to 9.0% in ever-smokers versus 6.9% in never-smokers. Difference in prevalence of airflow obstruction between FEV1/FVC <0.70 and <LLN was highest for females and ever-smokers. Active smoking ranged from 19% to 28% and ever-smoking from 37% to 51%. The prevalence of airflow obstruction increased with pack-years, plateauing at ∼5 pack-years. Conclusion Up to 8% of young adults across Europe have airflow obstruction; its cause and its role in prior, concurrent and future airway disease merit further investigation.European Respiratory Society2025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/227551Articles publicats en revistes (Biomedicina)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de Oviedo (UNIOVI)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00233-2025ERJ Open Research, 2025, vol. 11, num.6https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00233-2025cc-by-nc (c) Çolak, Yunus et al., 2025http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2275512026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Airflow obstruction among young adults in Europe: a Chronic Airway Diseases Early Stratification (CADSET) collaboration with 48 612 individuals across eight population-based cohorts
title Airflow obstruction among young adults in Europe: a Chronic Airway Diseases Early Stratification (CADSET) collaboration with 48 612 individuals across eight population-based cohorts
spellingShingle Airflow obstruction among young adults in Europe: a Chronic Airway Diseases Early Stratification (CADSET) collaboration with 48 612 individuals across eight population-based cohorts
Çolak, Yunus
Malalties de l'aparell respiratori
Malalties pulmonars obstructives cròniques
Insuficiència respiratòria
Respiratory diseases
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
Respiratory insufficiency
title_short Airflow obstruction among young adults in Europe: a Chronic Airway Diseases Early Stratification (CADSET) collaboration with 48 612 individuals across eight population-based cohorts
title_full Airflow obstruction among young adults in Europe: a Chronic Airway Diseases Early Stratification (CADSET) collaboration with 48 612 individuals across eight population-based cohorts
title_fullStr Airflow obstruction among young adults in Europe: a Chronic Airway Diseases Early Stratification (CADSET) collaboration with 48 612 individuals across eight population-based cohorts
title_full_unstemmed Airflow obstruction among young adults in Europe: a Chronic Airway Diseases Early Stratification (CADSET) collaboration with 48 612 individuals across eight population-based cohorts
title_sort Airflow obstruction among young adults in Europe: a Chronic Airway Diseases Early Stratification (CADSET) collaboration with 48 612 individuals across eight population-based cohorts
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Çolak, Yunus
Allinson, James P.
Berge, Maarten van den
Jarvis, Debbie
Langhammer, Arnulf
Breyer-Kohansal, Robab
Nwaru, Bright I.
Backman, Helena
Vonk, Judith M.
Nordestgaard, Børge G.
Lange, Peter
Aalberg Vikjord, Sigrid Anna
Breyer, Marie Kathrin
Kankaanranta, Hannu
Lindberg, Anne
Rönmark, Eva
Vanfleteren, Lowie E. G. W.
Vestbo, Jørgen
Wedzicha, Jadwiga A.
Melén, Erik
Agustí García-Navarro, Àlvar
Faner, Rosa
Afzal, Shoaib
CADSET ERS Clinical Research Collaboration
author Çolak, Yunus
author_facet Çolak, Yunus
Allinson, James P.
Berge, Maarten van den
Jarvis, Debbie
Langhammer, Arnulf
Breyer-Kohansal, Robab
Nwaru, Bright I.
Backman, Helena
Vonk, Judith M.
Nordestgaard, Børge G.
Lange, Peter
Aalberg Vikjord, Sigrid Anna
Breyer, Marie Kathrin
Kankaanranta, Hannu
Lindberg, Anne
Rönmark, Eva
Vanfleteren, Lowie E. G. W.
Vestbo, Jørgen
Wedzicha, Jadwiga A.
Melén, Erik
Agustí García-Navarro, Àlvar
Faner, Rosa
Afzal, Shoaib
CADSET ERS Clinical Research Collaboration
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Berge, Maarten van den
Jarvis, Debbie
Langhammer, Arnulf
Breyer-Kohansal, Robab
Nwaru, Bright I.
Backman, Helena
Vonk, Judith M.
Nordestgaard, Børge G.
Lange, Peter
Aalberg Vikjord, Sigrid Anna
Breyer, Marie Kathrin
Kankaanranta, Hannu
Lindberg, Anne
Rönmark, Eva
Vanfleteren, Lowie E. G. W.
Vestbo, Jørgen
Wedzicha, Jadwiga A.
Melén, Erik
Agustí García-Navarro, Àlvar
Faner, Rosa
Afzal, Shoaib
CADSET ERS Clinical Research Collaboration
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Malalties de l'aparell respiratori
Malalties pulmonars obstructives cròniques
Insuficiència respiratòria
Respiratory diseases
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
Respiratory insufficiency
topic Malalties de l'aparell respiratori
Malalties pulmonars obstructives cròniques
Insuficiència respiratòria
Respiratory diseases
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
Respiratory insufficiency
description 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. Methods 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. Results 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 <LLN. The corresponding increase in airflow obstruction prevalence was up to 8.8% in males versus 7.5% in females, and up to 9.0% in ever-smokers versus 6.9% in never-smokers. Difference in prevalence of airflow obstruction between FEV1/FVC <0.70 and <LLN was highest for females and ever-smokers. Active smoking ranged from 19% to 28% and ever-smoking from 37% to 51%. The prevalence of airflow obstruction increased with pack-years, plateauing at ∼5 pack-years. Conclusion Up to 8% of young adults across Europe have airflow obstruction; its cause and its role in prior, concurrent and future airway disease merit further investigation.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00233-2025
ERJ Open Research, 2025, vol. 11, num.6
https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00233-2025
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