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We tested the hypothesis that females compared with males are more susceptible to the detrimental effects of smoking in relation to COPD.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>We identified 47 231 males and 57 806 females from the Copenhagen General Population Study. Smoking amount was assessed with sex interaction against COPD-related outcomes, including the cross-sectional association with airway obstruction, chronic bronchitis and dyspnoea, assessed using logistic regression analyses, and longitudinal association with exacerbation and mortality, assessed using Cox proportional hazard regression adjusted for potential confounders.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The increase in risk of airway obstruction (N=7367), chronic bronchitis (N=9206) and dyspnoea (N=8541) with higher smoking amount was greater in females compared with males. 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