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Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports | Volume-14 | Issue-05
Demographic Profile of 432 Patients Undergoing Spirometry at the Pulmonary Function Test Laboratory of Professor Mazzini Bueno Tuberculosis Care, Fluminense Federal University, Brazil
Cyro T. da Silva Junior, Patricia S. Silva, Carmem Lucia T. de Castro, Cassia G. Santos da Silveira, Victor da S. de Oliveira, Marcos Vinicius de B. Pinheiro, Barbara P. Christovam
Published: May 26, 2026 |
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Pages: 1243-1245
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Abstract
Demography involves the scientific study of human populations. The spirometry exams assess lung ventilatory function. The objectives were to report the demographic profile of patients undergoing spirometry at the Professor Mazzini Bueno Tuberculosis Care, which is linked to the Faculty of Medicine of the Fluminense Federal University (CAIT-UFF) in the municipality of Niterói, State of Rio Janeiro, Brazil, during the period from July 2017 to July 2023, and to compare this data with the results of the most recent Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) census (2022). A total of 432 spirometries were performed, with a median age of 60 years (range 14–89). The female patients accounted for 59%, significantly more than males (χ² = 13.526; p = 0.0002). Former smokers comprised 44% of the cohort, followed by nonsmokers (38%) and 18% of active smokers (χ² = 49.681; p < 0.0001). The main indications for spirometry were asthma, rhinosinusitis, and COPD. The most patients residing in São Gonçalo city (66%). The demographic data patients align with official IBGE results.