Chronic airflow obstruction attributable to poverty in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study.
Jaymini H PatelAndre F S AmaralCosetta MinelliFadlalla G ElfadalyKevin M MortimerAsma El SonyKarima El RhaziTerence A R SeemungalMahesh Padukudru AnandDaniel O ObasekiMeriam DenguezliRana AhmedHamid CherkaskiParvaiz KoulAbdul RashidRichard Li Cher LohHerve LawinMohammed Al GhobainAsaad Ahmed NafeesAlthea Aquart-StewartImed HarrabiSonia BuistPeter G J Burneynull nullPublished in: Thorax (2023)
Poverty is strongly associated with all-cause and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mortality. Less is known about the contribution of poverty to spirometrically defined chronic airflow obstruction (CAO)-a key characteristic of COPD. Using cross-sectional data from an asset-based questionnaire to define poverty in 21 sites of the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease study, we estimated the risk of CAO attributable to poverty. Up to 6% of the population over 40 years had CAO attributable to poverty. Understanding the relationship between poverty and CAO might suggest ways to improve lung health, especially in low-income and middle-income countries.
Keyphrases
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- cross sectional
- lung function
- healthcare
- public health
- mental health
- risk factors
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular events
- cardiovascular disease
- physical activity
- cystic fibrosis
- electronic health record
- coronary artery disease
- deep learning
- health information
- human health
- health promotion
- data analysis