Geographical Variation of COPD Mortality and Related Risk Factors in Jiading District, Shanghai.

ABSTRACT: Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death in China. Although numerous studies have been conducted to determine the risk factors for COPD mortality such as ambient air pollution, the results are not fully consistent. Methods: This study included mortality analysis and a case-control design by using the data extracted from the Mortality Registration System in Jiading District, Shanghai. Traditional logistic regression, geographically weighted logistic regression (GWLR), and spatial scan statistical analysis were performed to explore the geographic variation of COPD mortality and the possible influencing factors. Results: Traditional logistic regression showed that extreme lower temperature in the month prior to death, s

SUBMITTER: Peng Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7888271 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature