Sex differences in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease characteristics: the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2018

CONCLUSIONS: Females with COPD had a lower smoking rate, household income, and lung cancer prevalence than males with COPD. More active COPD screening is needed for women of low socioeconomic status, even if they do not smoke.PMID:38092558 | DOI:10.3904/kjim.2023.036

Source: The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine - December 13, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Moon Seong Baek Haegwang Shin Kang-Mo Gu Hae In Jung Won Young Kim Jae-Woo Jung Jong-Wook Shin Sun-Young Jung Jae-Yeol Kim Source Type: research