Trends in morbidity and mortality from COPD in Brazil, 2000 to 2016.
Liana Gonçalves-MacedoEliana Mattos LacerdaBrivaldo Markman-FilhoFernando Luiz Cavalcanti LundgrenCarlos Feitosa LunaPublished in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2019)
In Brazil, COPD age-adjusted mortality rates have declined in regions with higher socioeconomic indices, where there has been an even sharper decrease in all in-hospital morbidity and mortality variables. In addition to factors such as better treatment adherence and reduced smoking rates, socioeconomic factors appear to be involved in controlling COPD morbidity and mortality. The predictive models estimated here might also facilitate decision making and the planning of health policies aimed at treating COPD.