All-cause and cause-specific mortality in individuals with COPD in China: a 16-year follow-up cohort study.
Ke Y., Zhao Y., Sun D., Pei P., Du H., Chen Y., Yang L., Yang X., Chen Y., Chen J., Chen Z., Lv J., Li L., Yu C., China Kadoorie Biobank Collaborative Group None.
The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is rising in China, yet population-based evidence on COPD-related mortality risk remains limited. This study examined the association between prevalent COPD and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in a large Chinese cohort. 484,301 adults aged 30 to 79 years who received spirometry at the baseline of the China Kadoorie Biobank Study (2004-2008) were included. COPD was defined as FEV1/ FVC