TY - JOUR AU - Gan, Wen Qi AU - Man, SF Paul AU - Postma, Dirkje S. AU - Camp, Patricia AU - Sin, Don D. PY - 2006 DA - 2006/03/29 TI - Female smokers beyond the perimenopausal period are at increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis JO - Respiratory Research SP - 52 VL - 7 IS - 1 AB - Recent reports indicate that over the next decade rates of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in women will exceed those in men in the western world, though in most jurisdictions, women continue to smoke less compared with men. Whether female adult smokers are biologically more susceptible to COPD is unknown. This study reviewed the available evidence to determine whether female adult smokers have a faster decline in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) compared with male adult smokers and whether age modifies the relationship between cigarette smoke and lung function decline. SN - 1465-993X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-7-52 DO - 10.1186/1465-9921-7-52 ID - Gan2006 ER -