PATTERNS OF NICOTINE USE AMONG ADULT PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE AND ASSOCIATION WITH ITS SEVERITY

Purpose: Chronic respiratory disease (CRD) is a major global health issue, especially inIndia. CRD includes asthma and COPD, impacting around 100 million people in India.Prevalence rates vary widely from 2% to 22% in men and from 1.2% to 19% in womenacross studies. These differences in prevalence demonstrate the diverse impact of CRDinfluenced by various factors like demographics, environment, and lifestyle. Methodology:This is cross sectional observational study conducted among the patients diagnosed withCOPD, attending the Respiratory Medicine outpatient department, Trichy SRM MedicalCollege Hospital & Research Centre within the study period of 6 months. The total samplesize of the study was 200 participants. The collected data was entered in Microsoft Excel.Coding of the variables was done. Analysis was done using SPSS software (Version 27,IBM).