Abstract
Abstract Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a chronic inflammatory multisystem disease expec-ted to cause anaemia. Anaemia of chronic disease is relatively common in COPD patients but is an under estimated issue. Study Objective: To determine the frequency of ana-emia in COPD patients. Study Setting: Institute of Chest Medicine, Mayo Hospital, Lahore - a tertiary care university hospital affiliated with King Edward Medical University, Lahore. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Sample Size: One Hundred and two Patients of CO-PD diagnosed on standard Spirometric postbroncho-dilator FEV1/FVC % < 0.70. Sample Technique: Purposive. Inclusion Criteria: Clinically stable patients of all categories of COPD were included. Exclusion Criteria: Patients of malignancy, chronic liver disease, chronic heart failure, G.I. hemorrhage, known vitamin B 12 or folic acid deficiency, myocardial infarction in last one month, unstable angina, unable to perform pulmonary function test and asthmatic pati-ents were excluded. Results: Out of 102 COPD patients anaemia was detected in 21 (20.58%), (Male 20, Female 1) cases.
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