Prediction of COPD risk accounting for time-varying smoking exposures
Table 3
Examples of 6-year absolute risk estimates for incidence of diagnosed COPD.
Selected scenarios include current or former smokers at age 50, 60, 70 or 80, who have smoked either 20 pack-years or 40 pack-years. The smoking duration varies by 20, 30, or 40 years. These 6-year risk estimates were calculated without adjusting for other causes of mortality.