Chronic airflow obstruction attributable to poverty in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study.

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. © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

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Jaymini H Patel, Andre F S Amaral, Cosetta Minelli, Fadlalla G Elfadaly, Kevin Mortimer, Asma El Sony, Karima El Rhazi, Terence A R Seemungal, Padukudru Anand Mahesh, Daniel O Obaseki, Meriam Denguezli, Rana Ahmed, Hamid Cherkaski, Parvaiz Koul, Abdul Rashid, Richard Li Cher Loh, Herve Lawin, Mohammed Al Ghobain, Asaad Ahmed Nafees, Althea Aquart-Stewart, Imed Harrabi, Sonia Buist, Peter G J Burney, Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) Collaborative Research Group. Chronic airflow obstruction attributable to poverty in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study. Thorax. 2023 Sep;78(9):942-945

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PMID: 37423762

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