Association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease in adults aged 40 years and above: data from NHANES 2013–2018

• Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Chen, Hong, Luo, Xiaojia, Du, Yuejun, He, Chenyun, Lu, Yanjun, Shi, Zixuan, Zhou, Jin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 31.08.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adjustment; Age; Aged patients; Aging; Analysis; Angina; Angina pectoris; Asthma; Body mass index; Bronchitis; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular disease (CVD); Cardiovascular diseases; Care and treatment; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); Complications and side effects; Congestive heart failure; Coronary artery disease; Demographics; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Family income; Gender; Health surveys; Heart attacks; Heart diseases; Heart failure; Inflammation; Lung diseases; Lung diseases, Obstructive; Myocardial infarction; NHANES; Obstructive lung disease; Older people; Population; Population studies; Prevention; Pulmonology; Questionnaires; Regression analysis; Risk factors; Software; Stroke; Variables; China

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are two major age-related diseases prevalent in the elderly. However, it is unclear whether there is a higher prevalence of one or more CVDs in COPD patients compared to those without COPD, and the magnitude of...