Rural residence, poverty are risk factors for COPD

(HealthDay)—Rural residence and poverty are risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Sarath Raju, M.D., from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and colleagues studied a nationally representative sample of adults who completed the National Health Interview Survey (2012 to 2015) to examine the impact of urban-rural status, poverty, and other community factors on COPD prevalence.

The researchers found the COPD prevalence was almost double in poor, rural areas compared with that of the overall population (15.4 versus 8.4 percent). Both rural residence and census-level poverty were associated with COPD prevalence in adjusted models (odds ratios, 1.23 and 1.12, respectively), as were indicators of household wealth. Rural residence and neighborhood use of coal for heating were also correlated with COPD among never-smokers (odds ratios, 1.34 and 1.09, respectively).

Source: Read Full Article

Related posts:
  1. Study finds higher risk of breast cancer for women after giving birth
  2. Canagliflozin not associated with increased risk for fracture
  3. This Man Shamed His Wife for Having a Loose Vagina With a Ridiculous Gift
  4. Adjuvant capecitabine did not improve outcomes for patients with early triple-negative breast cancer
  5. Type 2 diabetes linked to colorectal cancer risk in men