Jieping Lei, Ke Huang, Sinan Wu, Jianying Xu, Yongjian Xu, Jianping Zhao, Xiangyan Zhang, Chunxue Bai, Yuanlin Song, Jian Kang, Pixin Ran, Yumin Zhou, Huahao Shen, Fuqiandg Wen, Kewu Huang, Yahong Chen, Wanzhen Yao, Tieying Sun, Yingxiang Lin, Jianguo Zhu, Guangliang Shan, Ting Yang, Chen Wang
BACKGROUND: The prevalence, epidemiological and clinical heterogeneities, and impact profiles of individuals with preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm), pre-COPD, young COPD, and mild COPD in general Chinese population were not known yet. METHODS: Data were obtained from the China Pulmonary Health study (2012-2015), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey that recruited 50,991 adults aged 20 years or older. Definitions of the four early disease status were consistent with the latest publications and the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease criteria...
April 2024: The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific