The Association Between Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Panagis GaliatsatosHan WooLaura M PaulinAmy KindNirupama PutchaAmanda J GassettChristopher B CooperMark T DransfieldTrisha M ParekhGabriela R OatesR Graham BarrAlejandro P ComellasMeilan K HanStephen P PetersJerry A KrishnanWassim W LabakiMeredith C McCormackJoel Daniel KaufmanNadia N HanselPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2020)
Participants with COPD who reside in more-disadvantaged neighborhoods had worse COPD outcomes compared to those residing in less-disadvantaged neighborhoods. Neighborhood effects were independent of individual-level socioeconomic factors, suggesting that contextual factors could be used to inform intervention strategies targeting high-risk persons with COPD.