Open AccessCharacteristics and Prevalence of Early Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Middle-Aged Population: Results from a Nationwide-Representative Sample
Author(s) -
Taeyun Kim,
Jehun Kim,
Jun Hyeong Kim
Publication year - 2021
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.s338118
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , odds ratio , anthropometry , demography , population , national health and nutrition examination survey , logistic regression , vital capacity , obstructive lung disease , environmental health , lung , diffusing capacity , lung function , sociology
Few studies have examined the prevalence and associated factors of early chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Asians.