在跨国阻塞性肺病负担研究 (BOLD) 中,可归因于贫困的慢性气流阻塞
Jaymini H Patel1, Andre F S Amaral2, Cosetta Minelli2
1National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK j.patel@imperial.ac.uk.
Thorax
|July 9, 2023
概括
贫困显著导致慢性气流阻塞 (CAO),这是COPD的一个关键特征. 这项研究量化了贫困.
科学领域:
- 呼吸系统医学 呼吸系统医学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 健康的社会经济决定因素
背景情况:
- 贫困与所有原因和慢性阻塞性肺病 (COPD) 的较高死亡率有关.
- 贫困对慢性气流阻塞 (CAO),COPD的主要指标的患病率的具体影响不太清楚.
- CAO显著影响肺功能,是COPD的标志.
研究的目的:
- 量化可归因于贫困的慢性空气流阻塞 (CAO) 的比例.
- 研究社会经济地位与呼吸系统健康之间的关系.
- 在脆弱人群中为预防肺病提供公共卫生策略的信息.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自阻塞性肺病负担 (BOLD) 研究的横截面数据.
- 在21个国际研究地点使用基于资产的问卷来定义贫困.
- 估计了40岁以上的人群因贫困而导致的CAO的可归因风险.
主要成果:
- 贫困与发展慢性气流阻塞 (CAO) 的显著风险有关.
- 在40岁以上的人口中,多达6%的人患有可归因于贫困的CAO.
- 这些发现突出了与社会经济劣势相关的呼吸道疾病的重大负担.
结论:
- 贫困是慢性气流阻塞 (CAO) 的一个相当大的风险因素.
- 解决贫困问题可能是减少全球COPD负担的关键策略.
- 需要进一步的研究来了解和减轻贫困对肺部健康的影响,特别是在低收入和中等收入国家.
关键词:
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