In Hamilton last Thursday we tested 83 people. Sixty percent of our participants were female. Our catchment area was predominately Hamilton with 24% coming from outlying areas even as far as South Australia.
The majority of our participants were aged 55 years and over with 27% falling in the 55 -64 age bracket, 29% between the 65 – 74 age bracket and 30% >75 years.
Six percent of participants were current smokers, 46% ex-smokers and 48% reported they had never smoked.
Thirty-one percent reported they coughed more than the average person and 29% reported they coughed up phlegm or mucus.
Shortness of breath after walking on a flat surface for 100 meters or more was reported by 25%. Twenty seven percent had had a lung infection for an extended period of time in the past and 23% currently suffer from a lung problem. Thirty-five percent of participants knew what a lung function test entailed and 20% of our participants had had a lung function test in the past.
Overall 73% of results fell into the normal range.
Vanessa
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