TY - JOUR
T1 - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mortality and prevalence
T2 - The associations with smoking and poverty-A bold analysis
AU - Burney, Peter
AU - Jithoo, Anamika
AU - Kato, Bernet
AU - Janson, Christer
AU - Mannino, David
AU - Nizankowska-Mogilnicka, Ewa
AU - Studnicka, Michael
AU - Tan, Wan
AU - Bateman, Eric
AU - KoÇabas, Ali
AU - Vollmer, William M.
AU - Gislason, Thorarrin
AU - Marks, Guy
AU - Koul, Parvaiz A.
AU - Harrabi, Imed
AU - Gnatiuc, Louisa
AU - Buist, Sonia
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - 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). Methods National COPD mortality rates were regressed against the prevalence of airflow obstruction and spirometric restriction in 22 Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study sites and against GNI, and national smoking prevalence. The prevalence of airflow obstruction and spirometric restriction in the BOLD sites were regressed against GNI and mean pack years smoked.
AB - 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). Methods National COPD mortality rates were regressed against the prevalence of airflow obstruction and spirometric restriction in 22 Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study sites and against GNI, and national smoking prevalence. The prevalence of airflow obstruction and spirometric restriction in the BOLD sites were regressed against GNI and mean pack years smoked.
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U2 - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-204460
DO - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-204460
M3 - Article
C2 - 24353008
AN - SCOPUS:84898655103
VL - 69
SP - 465
EP - 473
JO - Thorax
JF - Thorax
SN - 0040-6376
IS - 5
ER -