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Smoking and socio-economic factors linked to acute exacerbations of COPD: analysis from an Asthma + Lung UK survey

2022-04-29 respiratory medicine Title + abstract only
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Understanding the factors driving acute exacerbations of COPD is key to reducing their impact on human health and wellbeing. 5997 patients, mean 66 years, 64% female, completed an online survey between December 2020 and May 2021 about living with COPD developed by the charity Asthma+Lung UK. The 3731(62.2%) reporting frequent([≥]2/year) exacerbations were more likely to smoke (AOR 1.70, 95%CI 1.470-1.98), have lower annual household income ([≤]{pound}20,000, (AOR: 1.72, 1.36-2.17), live in...

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