アリゾノ　シンイチ
  有薗　信一   リハビリテーション学部 理学療法学科   教授
■ 標題
  Sex Differences in the International Primary Care Airways Group Questionnaire for Screening of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Study
■ 概要
  The validity of the IPAG questionnaire among Japanese participants differed according to sex in this study; it was deemed less effective for women than for men. Regardless of sex, only three of the eight questions, those relating to age, wheezing, and smoking history, were deemed useful in identifying airflow limitation. The risk of airflow limitation posed by these three questions differed according to sex. A cut-off score of 18 may be appropriate for men and a score of 15 for women, in the Japanese population. Our findings suggest that early airflow obstruction in primary care and the general population may be detected more successfully by changing the cut-off score depending on sex the three questions may be a simple screening tool for airflow limitation. The current IPAG questionnaire is recommended as a useful tool for screening airflow limitations in Japan.
  Hikaru Machiguchi, Shinichi Arizono, Yuichi Tawara, Masaki Oomagari, Yorihide Yanagita, Takako Tanaka, Hideaki Senjyu, Ryo Kozu
  共著   International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease   17,1467-1476頁   2022/06