Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in China in 1990 and 2010.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is set to become the third most frequent cause of death and also the third largest cause of global morbidity by 2020. In China, where the population is aging rapidly, COPD has become one of the leading causes of disability and a large economic burden. An epidemiological assessment of the COPD in China is required, with a focus on the number of cases living with disease, main determinants of the disease and time trends.

Methods

We systematically searched large Chinese bibliographic databases and English databases to identify spirometry-based epidemiological studies of the prevalence of COPD in China diagnosed according to GOLD criteria. We estimated age- and gender-specific prevalence of COPD using a multilevel mixed-eff

SUBMITTER: Chan KY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5785871 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature