Open Access<p>Geographical Disparity and Associated Factors of COPD Prevalence in China: A Spatial Analysis of National Cross-Sectional Study</p>
Author(s) -
Ning Wang,
S Cong,
Jing Fan,
Heling Bao,
Baohua Wang,
Ting Yang,
Yanping Feng,
Yang Liu,
Lınhong Wang,
Chen Wang,
Wenbiao Hu,
Liwen Fang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s234042
Subject(s) - copd , medicine , cross sectional study , population , risk factor , demography , logistic regression , environmental health , pathology , sociology
COPD prevalence has rapidly increased in China, but the geographical disparities in COPD prevalence remain largely unknown. This study aimed to assess city-level disparities in COPD prevalence and identify the relative importance of COPD related risk factors in mainland China.