Gender, tobacco and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: analysis of the 2020 National Health Interview Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Recent studies describe an increasing prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and higher COPD exacerbation rates among women compared with men despite lower average cigarette use, which has raised the question of whether women are more susceptible to the effects of tobacco smoke. We examined associations between gender, cigarette smoking and COPD in a national dataset.

Methods

We used cross-sectional data for US respondents aged ≥40 years from the 2020 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). Weighted multivariable logistic regressions assessed the relationship between gender and respondent-reported physician-diagnosed COPD, adjusting for tobacco use and sociodemographic covariates. Additional analyses were performed to determine if the relations

SUBMITTER: Steinberg AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12067816 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature