Prevalence, risk factors, and mortality of COPD in young people in the USA: results from a population-based retrospective cohort.

Zihui WangYun LiJunfeng LinJinhai HuangQing ZhangFengyan WangLunfang TanShuyi LiuYuan GaoShiyin PengHeai FangYuting WengShiyin LiYi GaoNanshan ZhongJinping Zheng

Published in: BMJ open respiratory research (2023)

COPD in young people has a low prevalence in the USA and its independent risk factors included male, race (non-Hispanic black and non-Hispanic white) and smoking. Young COPD has a higher risk of all-cause mortality than the matched non-COPD.

Keyphrases

risk factors
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
air pollution
cross sectional
smoking cessation
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
cardiovascular events