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Trends in the Prevalence of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases and Multimorbidity across Socioeconomic Gradients in Rural Southwest China
ConclusionsThe prevalence of NCDs multimorbidity increased substantially across all socioeconomic gradients in rural southwest China. Future interventions to further manage NCDs and their multimorbidity must be tailored to address socioeconomic factors.
Source: The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging - June 5, 2023 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research

Incremental prognostic value of arterial elastance in mild-to-moderate idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
AbstractPrevious reports suggested that poor pulmonary function was associated with increased arterial elastance (Ea) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and systemic sclerosis. The mechanisms connecting pulmonary function and Ea have not yet been accurately studied in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The present study was designed to assess Ea in IPF patients without chronic severe pulmonary hypertension and to determine its prognostic role over a medium-term follow-up. This retrospective study included 60 consecutive patients with mild-to-moderate IPF (73.8  ± 6.6 years, 75% mal...
Source: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging - February 1, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

Cardiovascular comorbidities based on impaired pulmonary function in non-smoking population
Conclusion: The prevalence of cardiovascular comorbidities in non-smokers was higher in restrictive group and COPD, compared to normal control. Restrictive group was independently associated with coronary artery disease in non-smokers.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 28, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Park, J. H., Park, J. E., Chung, W. Y., Hwang, S. C., Park, J. H., Park, B., Sung, L. K., Jung, Y.-J. Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Mortality and cardiovascular and respiratory morbidity in individuals with impaired FEV1 (PURE): an international, community-based cohort study
Publication date: May 2019Source: The Lancet Global Health, Volume 7, Issue 5Author(s): MyLinh Duong, Shofiqul Islam, Sumathy Rangarajan, Darryl Leong, Om Kurmi, Koon Teo, Kieran Killian, Gilles Dagenais, Scott Lear, Andreas Wielgosz, Sanjeev Nair, Viswanathan Mohan, Prem Mony, Rajeev Gupta, Rajesh Kumar, Omar Rahman, Khalid Yusoff, Johannes Lodewykus du Plessis, Ehimario U Igumbor, Jephat ChifambaSummaryBackgroundThe associations between the extent of forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) impairment and mortality, incident cardiovascular disease, and respiratory hospitalisations are unclear, and how these associations mi...
Source: The Lancet Global Health - April 17, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

The prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Sri Lanka:outcome of the BOLD study
Conclusion: The prevalence of COPD in Sri Lankan adults is similar to global and regional prevalences.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 6, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Amarasiri, L., Gunasinghe, W., Sadikeen, A., Fernando, A., Madegedara, D., Wickramasinghe, R., Gunasekera, K. Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is independently associated with hypertension in men: A survey design analysis using nationwide survey data
The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between COPD and hypertension by using nationally representative data. This cross-sectional study analyzed data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V conducted during 2010 to 2012. Hypertension was defined as a mean systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mm Hg and/or a diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mm Hg, or current consumption of antihypertensive medications. A diagnosis of COPD was defined as a smoking history of at least 10 pack-years with airflow limitation on spirometry. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to investigate...
Source: Medicine - May 1, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research

Prevalence of common diseases in COPD patients versus lung-healthy control subjects: Results from the German COSYCONET study
COSYCONET investigates the interrelationship of COPD and comorbidities with regard to course and prognosis of the disease. The present analysis examined the prevalence of selected common diseases in the COPD cohort compared to apparently lung-healthy subjects from the population-based reference cohorts KORA and SHIP.Spirometry was performed in all subjects and COPD patients were graded according to GOLD criteria. Subjects from KORA/SHIP without known COPD, asthma or chronic bronchitis and with FEV1/FVC≥0.7 were regarded as apparently lung-healthy. Prevalences of myocardial infarction, stroke, diabetes, hypertension, obe...
Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 7, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Karrasch, S., Obst, A., Söhler, S., Thorand, B., Huth, C., Ladwig, K.-H., Flexeder, C., Wacker, M., Peters, A., Heinrich, J., Ewert, R., Nowak, D., Jörres, R. A., Vogelmeier, C., Gläser, S., Schulz, H., COSYCONET Study Group Tags: 6.1 Epidemiology Source Type: research

Unemployment in COPD: Results from the BOLD study
Conclusion: There was substantial variation in employment of COPD-patients, but the overall effect of COPD on unemployment was modest when we adjusted for geography, demographic factors and comorbidities.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 30, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Gronseth, R., Erdal, M., Tan, W. C., Gislason, T., Juvekar, S. K., Salvi, S., Koul, P. A., Hafizi, H., Vollmer, W. M., Studnicka, M., Obaseki, D., Buist, A. S., Johannessen, A. Tags: 6.1 Epidemiology Source Type: research

A pilot study of respiratory muscle training to improve cough effectiveness and reduce the incidence of pneumonia in acute stroke: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
This study investigates a novel strategy based on an exercise intervention for cough rehabilitation.Trial registration: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN40298220
Source: BioMed Central - April 12, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Stefan Tino KulnikGerrard Francis RaffertySurinder S BirringJohn MoxhamLalit Kalra Source Type: research