Socioeconomic, ethnic and gender disparities in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(COPD) risk are well established but no studies have applied multilevel analysis of …

Objectives Socioeconomic disparities in smoking prevalence remain a challenge to public
health. The objective of this study was to present a simple methodology that displays …

Smoking is the leading risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
worldwide, yet many people who never smoke develop COPD. We perform a longitudinal …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major but neglected public
health problem. Currently 1.4% of the England population has a clinical diagnosis of COPD …

Abstract Background Analyzing Body Mass Index as a didactical example, the study by
Evans, Williams, Onnela, and Subramanian (EWOS study) introduce a novel methodology …

Background. Along with age and sex, socioeconomic status is one of the most powerful
determinants of health. We conducted a systematic review to examine the consistency and …

Although social differences in respiratory diseases are considerable, few studies have
focused on this disease entity using mortality as an outcome. Does mortality from respiratory …

Rationale Individual socioeconomic status has been shown to influence the outcomes of
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, contextual factors …

Intersectionality theory can contribute to epidemiology and public health by furthering
understanding of power dynamics driving production of health disparities, and increasing …

Background Socioeconomic status (SES) is a strong social determinant of health. There
remains a limited understanding of the association between SES and COPD prevalence …