Transcript SPIRIVA Air Trapping Slide Kit

Air Pollution
& your health
Boehringer Ingelheim
Mohammed AL-TawiL
Air pollution and its’ effect on our body
Air Pollution Risks
Many risks including:
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Heart disease
Throat disease
Lung cancer
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Shortness of breath & Chronic coughing  COPD ?
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One of the main problems of Air
pollution is
COPD…
The Impact of a Chronic Disease
Impairment
Disability
Handicap
Witek TJ. Respir Care Clin North Am (1999)
Percent Change in Age-Adjusted Death Rates, U.S., 1965-1998
Proportion of 1965 Rate
3.0
3.0
2.5
2.5
Coronary
Heart
Disease
Stroke
Other CVD
COPD
All Other
Causes
–59%
–64%
–35%
+163%
–7%
2.0
2.0
1.5
1.5
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.0 0
1965 - 1998 1965 - 1998 1965 - 1998 1965 - 1998 1965 - 1998
Burden Of Diseases
COPD has a Profound Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life
Impact of COPD on HRQOL (SF-36™)
90
Norm (Age 65-74)
SF-36 Score
80
COPD (Baseline US)
70
60
50
40
30
PF
RP
BP
GH
VT
SF
RE
MH
SF-36 Scale
PF = Physical Functioning; RP = Role-Physical; BP = Body Pain; GH = General Health; VT = Vitality;
SF = Social Functioning; RE = Role-Emotional; MH = Mental Health
COPD is Prevalent Throughout the World
Rates of COPD per 100 adults
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
Italy
11.0%
Spain (IBERPOC)
9.1%
Japan (NICE)
8.5%
US (NHANES III)
6.8%
Hong Kong
6.8%
Norway
Denmark
12%
4.5%
3.7%
Refs: Viegi, 2000; Pena, 2000; Fukuchi, 2001; Mannino, 2000; Woo, 1988; Bakke, 1991; Lange, 1989
The Rise of COPD as a Cause of Disability
COPD is growing faster than many major global causes of
disease-related disability
Change in global DALYs 1990-2020 (%)
100
80
60
40
20
0
-20
COPD
Ischemic Heart
Disease
-40
-60
-80
Ref: Murray & Lopez, 1996. DALY = Disability adjusted life-year.
Stroke
Depression
Tuberculosis
Respiratory
Infections
Pollution in
Jordanian
main cities
Is killing
me
Please Help me ….
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Questions ?
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Thank you