Han Woo, Emily P Brigham, Kassandra Allbright, Chinedu Ejike, Panagis Galiatsatos, Miranda R Jones, Gabriela R Oates, Jerry A Krishnan, Christopher B Cooper, Richard E Kanner, Russell P Bowler, Eric A Hoffman, Alejandro P Comellas, Gerard Criner, R Graham Barr, Fernando J Martinez, MeiLan Han, Victor E Ortega, Trisha M Parekh, Stephanie Christenson, Daniel Belz, Sarath Raju, Amanda Gassett, Laura M Paulin, Nirupama Putcha, Joel D Kaufman, Nadia N Hansel
Rationale: Racial residential segregation has been associated with worse health outcomes, but the link with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) morbidity has not been established. Objectives: To investigate whether racial residential segregation is associated with COPD morbidity among urban Black adults with or at risk of COPD. Methods: Racial residential segregation was assessed using isolation index, based on 2010 decennial census and baseline address, for Black former and current smokers in the multicenter SPIROMICS (Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcome Measures in COPD Study), a study of adults with or at risk for COPD...
September 1, 2021: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine