CAT score single item analysis in patients with COPD: Results from COSYCONET

The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) is in widespread use for the evaluation of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We assessed whether the CAT items carry additional information beyond the sum score regarding COPD characteristics including emphysema.Patients of GOLD grades 1 to 4 from the COPD cohort COSYCONET (German COPD and Systemic Consequences - Comorbidities Network) with complete CAT data were included (n  = 2270), of whom 493 had chest CT evaluated for the presence of emphysema.

Source: Respiratory Medicine - November 6, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Sarah Marietta von Siemens, Peter Alter, Johanna I. Lutter, Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Bertram Jobst, Robert Bals, Franziska C. Trudzinski, Sandra S öhler, Jürgen Behr, Henrik Watz, Benjamin Waschki, Burkhard Bewig, Paul W. Jones, Tobias Welte, Claus F. Vogel Source Type: research