@article{JTD24911,
author = {Hong Zhang and Li Dong and Yi-Kun Kang and Yong Lu and Hui-Hong Wei and Jie Huang and Xue Wang and Kewu Huang},
title = {Epidemiology of chronic airway disease: results from a cross-sectional survey in Beijing, China},
journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
volume = {10},
number = {11},
year = {2018},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: Although the epidemiology of chronic airway disease (CAD) has been investigated in several population-based studies, the findings of these studies are diverse. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of CAD and its associated factors in urban northern China.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 29,359 Chinese adults aged ≥20 years. All participants were randomly recruited from two urban communities in Beijing and asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire that enquired about the demographic characteristics as well as the diagnosis of CAD and CAD-related symptoms.
Results: In all, 26,166 participants completed the questionnaire, with the response rate being 89.1%. The prevalence of diagnosed CAD was 9.0% among men and 7.2% among women, with a total prevalence of 8.1%. Furthermore, 11.5% of the investigated subjects had CAD-related symptoms. Women had a lower risk of developing wheezing, cough, dyspnea, and diagnosed CAD than men (P},
issn = {2077-6624}, url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/24911}
}