Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mortality and prevalence: the associations with smoking and poverty-a BOLD analysis

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Burney P., Jithoo A., Kato B., Janson C., Mannino D., Nizankowska-Mogilnicka E., ...Daha Fazla

THORAX, cilt.69, sa.5, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 69 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-204460
  • Dergi Adı: THORAX
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a commonly reported cause of death and associated with smoking. However, COPD mortality is high in poor countries with low smoking rates. Spirometric restriction predicts mortality better than airflow obstruction, suggesting that the prevalence of restriction could explain mortality rates attributed to COPD. We have studied associations between mortality from COPD and low lung function, and between both lung function and death rates and cigarette consumption and gross national income per capita (GNI).